Two landmark verdicts in 2025 shook India's criminal justice system. The Bombay High Court struck down convictions in two high-profile terror cases. On July 21, a Bench led by Justices Anil S. Kilor and Shyam C. Chandak acquitted 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, which killed 189 people and injured over 800. These men spent nearly 20 years in jail, some on death row and others serving life. The court said the prosecution had “utterly failed” to prove the charges. It found confessional statements unreliable with “identical portions” copied, weak eyewitness testimony, and broken evidence chains. The court warned, “Creating a false appearance of having solved a case... gives a misleading sense of resolution.” On July 31, a special NIA court in Mumbai cleared all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including BJP MP Pragnya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit. After 17 years of trial, the judge noted the evidence was “riddled with inconsistencies” and failed to prove conspiracy. Issues included no proof that the motorcycle belonged to Thakur, no links between Purohit and explosives, contaminated forensic samples, and improper use of legal sanctions. The judge stressed, “Terrorism has no religion...neither suspicion nor perception can replace real proof.” These verdicts exposed serious flaws in terror investigations like over-reliance on confessions, poor forensic handling, and shortcuts in procedure. They spotlighted the lasting damage of wrongful imprisonment—some spent nearly two decades locked up. The 7/11 case mainly involved Muslim men from low-income backgrounds, while the Malegaon case involved Hindu accused, reflecting different social and political debates. The Maharashtra government has appealed against the 7/11 acquittals, while the Malegaon victims’ families have challenged the NIA court ruling. The Supreme Court stayed the 7/11 verdict but did not send the men back to jail. The Malegaon appeal is pending in the Bombay High Court. The final outcome and possible retrials will shape the future of these two infamous terror cases.