STATE OF GUJARAT vs BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHAUHAN (THAKOR) Advocate - MR NIRAD D BUCH( — CC/2/2024
Case under Penal Code, 1860 Section 302,201. Disposed: --47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH on 10th April 2026.
CNR: GJHC240636532024
Filing Number
CC/36200/2024
Filing Date
20-09-2024
Registration No
CC/2/2024
Registration Date
20-09-2024
Judge
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI
Coram
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI
Bench Type
DIVISION
Category
640-DB - CONFIRMATION CASE - REFERENCE ( 640 )
Sub-Category
2349-DB - CONFIRMATION CASE - REFERENCE - CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CONFIRMATION OF DEATH SENTENCE U/S 366 ( 2349 )
Judicial Branch
JUDICIAL
Decision Date
10th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
--47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
STATE OF GUJARAT
Adv. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(
Respondent(s)
BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHAUHAN (THAKOR) Advocate - MR NIRAD D BUCH(
Hearing History
Judge: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI
3600-FRESH MATTERS
160-FOR ORDERS
160-FOR ORDERS
194-FOR FINAL HEARING
194-FOR FINAL HEARING
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 25-09-2024 | 3600-FRESH MATTERS |
| 10-04-2026 | 160-FOR ORDERS |
| 09-04-2026 | 160-FOR ORDERS |
| 10-03-2026 | 194-FOR FINAL HEARING |
| 20-01-2026 | 194-FOR FINAL HEARING |
Orders
Summary The High Court of Gujarat acquitted Baldevbhai Budhaji Dhulaji Chauhan of the charges of murdering two persons (Vipulbhai Modi and Kanchanben Modi) under Sections 302 and 201 IPC, setting aside the trial court's death sentence conviction. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a complete, unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence required for conviction, as key evidence (reconstruction panchnama, witness testimony, CCTV footage) was either inadmissible under law or lacked proper corroboration, emphasizing that suspicion cannot substitute proof beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Summary The High Court of Gujarat acquitted Baldevbhai Budhaji Dhulaji Chauhan of the charges of murdering two persons (Vipulbhai Modi and Kanchanben Modi) under Sections 302 and 201 IPC, setting aside the trial court's death sentence conviction. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a complete, unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence required for conviction, as key evidence (reconstruction panchnama, witness testimony, CCTV footage) was either inadmissible under law or lacked proper corroboration, emphasizing that suspicion cannot substitute proof beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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