Gujarat High Court Acquits Three in 2002 Post-Godhra Riots Case
ANAND DISTRICT, GUJARAT, INDIA, JUL 28 – The Gujarat High Court acquitted three men convicted in 2006 due to unreliable evidence and failure to conduct a Test Identification Parade in a 2002 riot case.
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Post-Godhra riots case: 19 years after conviction, Gujarat HC acquits 3 for want of reliable evidence - The Tribune
Nineteen years after three men were convicted and sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case by a fast-track court, the Gujarat High Court has acquitted them by observing that their conviction was not based on reliable evidence.
2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC acquits 3 accused for lack of evidence
Ahmedabad: Nineteen years after three men were convicted and sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case by a fast track court, the Gujarat High Court has acquitted them by observing that their conviction was not based on reliable evidence. A bench of Justice Gita Gopi allowed the appeals filed by Sachinbhai Hasmukhbhai Patel and Ashokbhai Jashbhai Patel, and Ashok Banarasi Bharatbhai, challenging imprisonment u…
Gujarat High Court Acquits Three in 2002 Post-Godhra Riots Case
Nineteen years after their conviction in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case, the Gujarat High Court acquitted Sachin Patel, Ashok Patel, and Ashok Gupta, citing unreliable evidence. The court noted that the identification of accused was not corroborated during the trial, leading to the overturning of their previous sentences.
The Gujarat High Court acquitted three convicts in the post-Godhra riots case, saying their conviction was not based on credible evidence. In this High Court decision, a fast track court had sentenced Sachin Patel, Ashok Patel and Ashok Gupta to five years of rigorous imprisonment. This decision of the High Court came after almost 19 years. A bench of Justice Geeta Gopi accepted the petitions of Sachin, Ashok and Ashok Gupta. The petitions chall…
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