Dying Declaration Found Unreliable; Acquittal of Husband Accused of Setting Wife Ablaze in 1997 Upheld: Gujarat High Court
In a significant reaffirmation of the principles of criminal jurisprudence, the Gujarat High Court dismissed an appeal by the State of Gujarat challenging the acquittal of Kalubhai Amarshi Aghara, who was accused of murdering his wife Jashuben by setting her ablaze in March 1995. The acquittal, originally recorded by the Sessions Court in 1997, was upheld by a division bench comprising Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Nisha M. Thakore, who…
