Thane court acquits man, his sons in 2018 attempted murder case

A Thane district and session court has acquitted an 67-year-old man and his two sons in a 2018 attempted murder case, citing various inconsistencies in the prosecution’s evidence. The order was passed by additional sessions judge Amit M Shete on May 27 and made available on Friday.

The court acquitted Ramesh Chandrapal Chauhan and his sons Arjun, 35, and Amit, 37, in the case registered against them at the Wagle Estate police station on August 13, 2018, based on the complaint lodged by the father of one Kunal Zanzot (then aged 20), the victim.

The trio were booked on the charges of attempted murder, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult and criminal intimidation. Another accused, Suresh, alias Surya Jagan Chauhan, passed away during the trial. The prosecution alleged that on August 10, 2018, following a dispute over a marriage proposal, the trio assaulted Kunal and his father.

However, finding discrepancies in the evidence, the court said that as per the statement recorded by the staff of the hospital where the victim was admitted, he fell from a bike on a highway in Mumbra.

Another important aspect is that the prosecution has not examined neighbour Sunil Verma in order to clarify the history which was given to the hospital while admitting the injured, the court stated, adding, in the absence of examination of key witnesses, adverse inference has to be drawn against the prosecution. The court concluded that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond a reasonable doubt. 

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