VIJAY NATHALAL GOHIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT — Crl.A. No. 42/2010
Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010187622009
Filing Date
03-Jul-2009
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 42/2010
Diary Number
18762/2009
Order Date
03-Sep-2019
Document Type
Judgement - of Main Case
Neutral Citation
2019 INSC 993
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 05-Jul-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.VIJAY NATHALAL GOHIL
Adv. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
Respondent(s)
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1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT
Adv. NISHANT RAMAKANTRAO KATNESHWARKAR
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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03-Sep-2019
Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF
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03-Sep-2019
Fixed Date by Court
Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna
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26-Aug-2019
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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11-Aug-2011
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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21-Apr-2011
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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04-Jan-2010
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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25-Nov-2009
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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08-Oct-2009
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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23-Jul-2009
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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03-Jul-2009
Case filed
Registration No. Crl.A. No. 42/2010
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[ 2019 INSC 993 ]
Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF
Summary: Vijay Nathalal Gohil v. State of Maharashtra (Crl.A. 42/2010) The Supreme Court affirmed the life imprisonment conviction of Vijay Nathalal Gohil under Section 302 IPC for murdering his wife, dismissing his appeal. The postmortem revealed the death was caused by violent asphyxia through smothering, not suicide by poison as claimed; multiple ante-mortem injuries (nail marks on cheeks/throat, wrist injuries) evidenced struggle. The circumstantial evidence—appellant's presence at the scene, his false poison-bottle narrative to police, and family conflict—established guilt beyond reasonable doubt, with the chain of circumstances being complete and unbroken. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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