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.

Case disposed

CNR: GJHC240636532024

Filing Number

CC/36200/2024

Filing Date

20-Sep-2024

Registration No

CC/2/2024

Registration Date

20-Sep-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

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

Last updated 12-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Penal Code, 1860 Section 302,201
Gujarat Police Act Section 135(1)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHAUHAN (THAKOR) Advocate - MR NIRAD D BUCH(

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF

    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.

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    160-For Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    160-For Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

  5. 10-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF

  6. 10-Mar-2026

    194-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

  7. 20-Jan-2026

    194-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani

  8. 14-Oct-2024

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje , Honourable Mr. Justice Samir J. Dave

  9. 07-Oct-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. KogjeView PDF

  10. 07-Oct-2024

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje , Honourable Mr. Justice Samir J. Dave

  11. 01-Oct-2024

    3600-Fresh Matters

    Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje , Honourable Mr. Justice Samir J. Dave

  12. 26-Sep-2024

    3600-Fresh Matters

    Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje , Honourable Mr. Justice Samir J. Dave

  13. 25-Sep-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 20-Sep-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. CC/2/2024

casestatus.in Summary

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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