BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHOUHAN (THAKORE) vs STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR( — CR.A/2812/2024
Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 415(2). Disposed: --38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH on 10th April 2026.
CNR: GJHC240790652024
Filing Number
CR.A/45495/2024
Filing Date
27-Nov-2024
Registration No
CR.A/2812/2024
Registration Date
07-Dec-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
554-DB - APPEAL - AGAINST CONVICTION - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 ( 554 )
Sub-Category
2172-DB - APPEAL - AGAINST CONVICTION - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 - SENTENCE IS AWARDED ABOVE 10 YEARS IN OFFENCES AFFECTING LIFE (SECTION 302, 303, 304, 305, 307 & 311 OF I.P.C.) - IN JAIL ( 2172 )
Judicial Branch
JUDICIAL
Decision Date
10-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
--38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Last updated 12-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.BALDEVBHAI BUDHAJI DHULAJI CHOUHAN (THAKORE)
Adv. MR NIRAD D BUCH(
Respondent(s)
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1.STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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10-Apr-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF
Summary of High Court of Gujarat Judgment The High Court of Gujarat set aside the death sentence conviction of Baldevbhai Chauhan for the double murder of Vipulbhai Modi and his mother Kanchanben Modi. The court found that while the trial court convicted the accused on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of incriminating circumstances meeting the legal standard of "must be guilty" rather than "may be guilty." Key evidentiary gaps included: the panch witnesses not supporting the discovery panchnama of weapons, the absence of a mandatory Section 65-B(4) certificate for CCTV footage admissibility, reliance on police statements (Section 161) as substantial evidence contrary to law, and the motive (illicit affair) not being proven through court testimony. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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10-Apr-2026
160-For Orders
Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani
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09-Apr-2026
160-For Orders
Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani
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10-Mar-2026
Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF
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10-Mar-2026
194-For Final Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani
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20-Jan-2026
194-For Final Hearing
Honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora , Honourable Mr. Justice R. T. Vachhani
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13-Nov-2025
Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. Vora
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25-Mar-2025
Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje
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18-Feb-2025
Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje
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11-Feb-2025
Honourable Mr. Justice A.Y. Kogje
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11-Dec-2024
Honourable Mr. Justice R.m.chhaya,honourable Mr. Justice Ilesh J. VoraView PDF
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11-Dec-2024
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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27-Nov-2024
Case filed
Registration No. CR.A/2812/2024
Summary of High Court of Gujarat Judgment The High Court of Gujarat set aside the death sentence conviction of Baldevbhai Chauhan for the double murder of Vipulbhai Modi and his mother Kanchanben Modi. The court found that while the trial court convicted the accused on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of incriminating circumstances meeting the legal standard of "must be guilty" rather than "may be guilty." Key evidentiary gaps included: the panch witnesses not supporting the discovery panchnama of weapons, the absence of a mandatory Section 65-B(4) certificate for CCTV footage admissibility, reliance on police statements (Section 161) as substantial evidence contrary to law, and the motive (illicit affair) not being proven through court testimony. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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