Gujarat High Court acquits three men in 2002 post-Godhra riots case due to unreliable evidence, overturning previous conviction.
Nearly two decades after their conviction, the Gujarat High Court has acquitted three men in a 2002 post-Godhra riots case, ruling that the evidence against them was unreliable and insufficient for conviction.
A Bench of Justice Gita Gopi overturned the May 29, 2006, judgment by a fast-track court in Anand, which had sentenced Sachin Patel, Ashok Patel, and Ashok Gupta to five years of rigorous imprisonment.
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