Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Thane Court Acquits Man in 25-Year-Old Murder Case
Imagine a man was accused of killing a woman a long time ago.
The police thought he did it because of something a witness said and some injuries on the woman.
But after a long time, a judge said there wasn't enough proof to say he did it.
The witness who said they heard the man planning the murder didn't fully agree with what the police said, and other witnesses only heard about it, they didn't see the murder.
So, because there wasn't enough solid evidence, the man was found not guilty of the crime.
The husband of the victim was already found not guilty previously.
A man was acquitted in a 25-year-old murder case due to lack of evidence.
The accused, Shambhubhai Manubhai Rawal, was charged with murder, house trespass, and criminal conspiracy.
The court cited unreliable witness testimony as a key reason for the acquittal.
The victim's husband was previously acquitted in the same case.
The incident occurred on February 17, 2000, with the victim found dead by asphyxia.
- Who
- Shambhubhai Manubhai Rawal was acquitted.
- What
- A man was acquitted in a 25-year-old murder case.
- When
- The order of acquittal was dated July 23.
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Due to lack of evidence and unreliable witness testimony.
Prosecution
Defense
Evidence
Prosecution
Kundan Rawal conspired with Shambhubhai to murder his wife.
Defense
The court found no direct evidence linking Shambhubhai to the crime.
- Accused
- Shambhubhai Manubhai Rawal
- Charges
- Murder, House Trespass, Criminal Conspiracy
- Victim
- Kunda Rawal
- Date of Incident
- February 17, 2000
- Verdict
- Acquittal
- Judge
- Sessions judge S B Agrawal