The case was remanded for a new trial, but later the government withdrew the prosecution, with Brother Rutherford and his associates being completely exonerated.
याप्रकरणी पुन्हा चौकशी व्हावी अशी मागणी करण्यात आली, पण नंतर सरकारने हा खटलाच मागे घेतला.