A Sessions Court in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, has acquitted eleven Muslim men who were accused of rioting, arson and vandalism during the 2022 Ram Navami violence in the town's Bhatwadi neighbourhood, holding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment, delivered on July 27, 2026 by Fourth Additional Sessions Judge Mukesh Nath in Sessions Trial No. The case then rested almost entirely on the testimony of one witness, Vaishnavi Jain, who claimed to be an eyewitness. Advocate Harish Kumar Tripathi appeared for accused Ibadat Ali, while advocates Rekha Shrivastava and M.A. The 2022 Khargone violence, which erupted along the Ram Navami procession route, left dozens injured, including police personnel, and forced a curfew lasting over three weeks in the town.