SUMMARY
* Rajesh and Nupur Talwar acquitted for the 2008 murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj
* Allahabad High Court said that the Talwars' role in the murder could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt
* Court said the Talwars cannot be convicted based on suspicion
* Mystery remains over the identity of the killers
* The CBI is expected to challenge the acquittal in the Supreme Court
18:01 As the CBI contemplates appealing against the Supreme Court verdict, here's a look at both sides of the story.
17:46 Sources suggest that the Talwars will walk out of Dasna jail by Thursday afternoon.
17:30 Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that the police made a "total dog's breakfast" of the investigation in the Aarushi murder case.
17:12 Masooma Rizvi, a friend of the Talwars, says it is now up to the CBI to find out who killed Aarushi and Hemraj.
17:02 Tanveer Mir, a lawyer for the Talwars, says the evidence was not strong enough.
16:58 Sources are telling News-18 that the CBI is likely to appeal against the acquittal of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar.
16:53 We have some more clarity about what the court said. Here are the highlights:
* CBI has failed to prove that no one else entered the house during the night
* They can be held guilty only if the facts established is entirely consistent with the guilt
* The hypothesis of the agency was not convulsive in nature
17:10 Masooma Rizvi, a friend of the Talwars, says it is now up to the CBI to find out who killed Aarushi and Hemraj.
16:46 "The parents are anxious to know who killed Aarushi. Grateful to the High Court for upholding legal principles," says lawyer Pinaki Mishra.
16:41 "Grateful to judiciary. Have seen them (Rajesh and Nupur) suffering. It has been really testing. I am emotionally drained": BG Chitnis, Nupur Talwar's father.
16:39 "I am emotionally drained," says Nupur's father. "My daughter and son-in-law were jailed for a crime that they did not commit."
16:37 We are relieved and deeply grateful to the High Court for acquitting Rajesh and Nupur and putting an end to this injustice that was meted out to them, says Vandana Talwar, a relative.
16:31 In case you're just joining us, here are 5 things to know about the Allahabad High Court verdict acquitting the Talwars.
16:12 Both judges acquitted the Talwars and wrote separate orders.
16:10 Mishra says any appeal by the CBI would merely be a 'futile exercise'.
16:08 Defence lawyer Pinaki Mishra says he has no doubt that the murderers are still walking free.
16:06 The Talwars' lawyer says 'honour has been restored to the slain".
15:58 The couple was first convicted of murdering their daughter by a special CBI court in November 2013. CBI, which was tasked with investigating the case, had argued for capital punishment for the dentist couple arguing the murder to be in ‘the rarest of rare’ category. However the court had sentenced Nupur and Rajesh Talwar to life.
15:49 A lawyer for the Talwars says he expected the acquittal as the evidence against the couple did not hold water. Says he hopes his clients will be released by tomorrow.
15:43 "Once a certified copy of the verdict arrives, the Talwars will be released within half an hour," the Dasna Jail Superintendent says.
15:38 The Talwars will only be released when the Ghaziabad jail gets a copy of the High Court's order, will could take till Friday.
15:33 CBI says it is waiting for the copy of the judgement and will decide their next course of action after studying it.
15:28 The jailor at Dasna tells News-18 that the Talwars said they felt that justice had been served after the verdict was read out.
15:23 The full order of the judgement is not available yet, so there is no clarity on whether another probe has been ordered.
15:18 A reminder that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were not in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. They were watching the proceedings from Dasna jail, where they have been lodged since being convicted in November 2013.
15:13 CASE NOT CLOSED
The Talwars will walk out of the Dasna jail soon, nearly four years after being given life terms. However, the CBI is expected to challenge today's acquittal in the Supreme Court.
15:10 KILLER STILL NOT IDENTIFIED
The court has acquitted the Talwars on the grounds that there was no concrete proof against them. However, the mystery of who killed Aarushi and Hemraj continues and it remains to be seen if further investigation is ordered.
15:07 We have always known that they (the Talwars) are not guilty, says Aarushi's grandfather.
15:05 I am humbled by the verdict, says Rebecca John, lawyer for the Talwars.
15:02 HC'S REASONING
The Allahabad High Court said that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Talwars had murdered their daughter.
15:00 The court said that Aarushi's parents should be given the benefit of the doubt.
14:58 TALWARS ACQUITTED: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar found not guilty.
14:54 The judgement is now being read out.
14:45 The verdict should be announced anytime now. Stay tuned.
14:40 Among the Talwars' contentions in their defence was that the investigation had become 'too personal'.
14:30 The verdict has been pushed to 2.45pm.
14:25 Avirook Sen, author of the book Aarushi Case, says that the Allahabad High Court has given a fair chance to both sides.
14:15 Rajesh and Nupur Talwar will not be in the courtroom for the verdict. They will watch the proceedings on a TV in the Dasna jail where they are currently lodged.
14:05 BG Chitnis, Nupur Talwar's father, speaks to News18: "I am hoping that Aarushi's parents are acquitted. And I am hoping this not as a father of Nupur Talwar and as a grandfather of Aarushi Talwar, but as someone who has observed the case- based on hard evidence and the findings of the first CBI team. We are hoping that the parents will be declared not guilty."
13:50
13:30 As the Uttar Pradesh Police drew flak over shoddy investigation into the case which was making national headlines, the then chief minister Mayawati handed over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
13:25 The verdict is expected anytime after 2.30pm.
13:22 Fourteen-year-old Aarushi was found dead inside her room in the Talwars' Noida residence with her throat slit in May 2008. The needle of suspicion had initially moved towards 45- year-old Hemraj, who had gone missing but his body was recovered from the terrace of the house two days later.
13:20
13:10 Nupur and Rajesh Talwar are at present serving their sentence in Ghaziabad's Dasna jail.
A division bench of the high court comprising justices BK Narayana and AK Mishra had reserved its judgement on September 7 on the appeal filed by the dentist couple, fixing October 12 as the date for the verdict.
13:00 The Allahabad High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on Thursday on an appeal filed by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar challenging a CBI court order convicting them for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008.
The couple were awarded life sentence by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad on November 26, 2013, a day after their conviction.
As the CBI contemplates appealing the Supreme Court verdict, here's a look at both sides of the story.
Sources suggest that the Talwars will walk out of Dasna jail by Thursday afternoon.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that the police made a "total dog's breakfast" of the investigation in the Aarushi murder case.
Masooma Rizvi, a friend of the Talwars, says it is now up to the CBI to find out who killed Aarushi and Hemraj.
Tanveer Mir, a lawyer for the Talwars, says the evidence was not strong enough.
Sources are telling News-18 that the CBI is likely to appeal against the acquittal of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar.
We have some more clarity about what the court said. Here are the highlights:
* CBI has failed to prove that no one else entered the house during the night
* They can be held guilty only if the facts established is entirely consistent with the guilt
* The hypothesis of the agency was not convulsive in nature
"The parents are anxious to know who killed Aarushi. Grateful to the High Court for upholding legal principles,"says lawyer Pinaki Mishra.
"I am emotionally drained,"says Nupur's father. "My daughter and son-in-law were jailed for a crime that they did not commit."
We are relieved anddeeply grateful to the High Court for acquitting Rajesh and Nupur and putting an end to this injustice that was meted out to them, says Vandana Talwar, a relative.
In case you're just joining us, here are 5 things to know about the Allahabad High Court verdict acquitting the Talwars.
Both judges acquitted the Talwars and wrote separate orders.
Mishra says any appeal by the CBI would merely be a 'futile exercise'.
Defencelawyer PinakiMishra says he has no doubt that the murderers are still walking free.
The Talwars' lawyer says 'honourhas been restored to the slain'.
The couple was first convicted of murdering their daughter by a special CBI court in November 2013. CBI, which was tasked with investigating the case, had argued for capital punishment for the dentist couple arguing the murder to be in ‘the rarest of rare’ category. However the court had sentenced Nupur and Rajesh Talwar to life.
A lawyer for the Talwars says he expected the acquittal as the evidence against the couple did not hold water. Says he hopes his clients will be released by tomorrow.
"Once a certified copy of the verdict arrives, the Talwarswill be released within half an hour," the Dasna Jail Superintendent says.
The Talwarswill only be released when the Ghaziabad jail gets a copy of the High Court's order, will could take till Friday.
CBI REACTION
The CBI says it is waiting for the copy of the judgement andwill decide theirnext course of action after studying it.
The jailor at Dasnatells News-18 that the Talwars said they felt that justice had been served after the verdict was read out.
The full order of the judgement is not available yet, so there is no clarity on whether another probe has been ordered.
A reminder that Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were not in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. They were watching the proceedings from Dasna jail, where they have been lodged since being convicted in November 2013.
SUMMARY
* Rajesh and Nupur Talwar acquitted for the 2008 murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj
* Allahabad High Court said that the Talwars' role in the murder could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt
* Court said the Talwars cannot be convicted based on suspicion
* Mystery remains over the identity of the killers
* The CBI is expected to challenge the acquittal in the Supreme Court
CASE NOT CLOSED
The Talwars will walk out of the Dasna jail soon, nearly four years after being given life terms. However, the CBI is expected to challenge today's acquittal in the Supreme Court.
KILLER STILL NOT IDENTIFIED
The court has acquitted the Talwars on the grounds that there was no concrete proof against them. However, the mystery of who killed Aarushi and Hemraj continues and it remains to be seen if further investigation is ordered.
We have always known that they (the Talwars) are not guilty, says Aarushi's grandfather.
I am humbled by theverdict, says Rebecca John, lawyer for Talwars.
HC'S REASONING
The Allahabad High Court said that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Talwars had murdered their daughter.
The court said that Aarushi's parents should be given the benefit of the doubt.
TALWARS ACQUITTED
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar found not guilty.
The judgementis now being read out.
The verdict should be announced anytime now. Stay tuned.
Among the Talwars' contentions in their defence was that the investigation had become 'too personal'.
The verdict has been pushed to 2.45pm.
Avirook Sen, author of the book AarushiCase, says that the Allahabad High Court has given a fair chance to both sides.
TALWARS NOT IN COURTROOM
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar will not be in the courtroom for the verdict. They will watch the proceedings on a TV in the Dasna jail where they are currently lodged.
BG Chitnis, Nupur Talwar's father, speaks to News18: "I am hoping that Aarushi's parents are acquitted. And I am hoping this not as a father of Nupur Talwar and as a grandfather of Aarushi Talwar, but as someone who has observed the case- based on hard evidence and the findings of the first CBI team. We are hoping that the parents will be declared not guilty."
As the Uttar Pradesh Police drew flak over shoddy investigation into the case which was making national headlines, the then chief minister Mayawati handed over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
TIME OF VERDICT
The verdict is expected anytime after 2.30pm.
Fourteen-year-old Aarushi was found dead inside her room in the Talwars' Noida residence with her throat slit in May 2008. The needle of suspicion had initially moved towards 45- year-old Hemraj, who had gone missing but his body was recovered from the terrace of the house two days later.
Nupur and Rajesh Talwar are at present serving their sentence in Ghaziabad's Dasna jail.
A division bench of the high court comprising justices BK Narayana and AK Mishra had reserved its judgement on September 7 on the appeal filed by the dentist couple, fixing October 12 as the date for the verdict.
The Allahabad High Court is expected to deliver its verdict on Thursday on an appeal filed by Rajesh and Nupur Talwar challenging a CBI court order convicting them for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in 2008.
The couple were awarded life sentence by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad on November 26, 2013, a day after their conviction.
