NEW DELHI: In one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Indian legal history, Surinder Koli — accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings and sentenced to death in 13 cases — is set to walk free after spending 19 years in prison and narrowly escaping execution twice. Koli, whose conviction and death sentence were upheld by the trial court, Allahabad High Court, and Supreme Court, finally received relief on Tuesday after the apex court allowed his curative petition in the last pending case. A curative petition represents the final judicial remedy available to an accused seeking justice. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath granted relief to Koli in the Rimpa Haldar murder case, observing that the evidence deemed inadmissible in 12 oth

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