Supreme Court of India · 2008-10-21
State Of Goa vs Subhash Ghogle
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2008 SC 533
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Goa
- Respondent
- Subhash Ghogle
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Lokeshwar Singh Panta, C.K. Thakker, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's judgment of acquittal under Section 302 IPC, finding that the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to establish the guilt of the accused. The Court noted that the prosecution's reliance on witness testimonies did not provide concrete incriminating material against the accused, and the evidence was deemed too weak to support a conviction. Consequently, the appeal against the acquittal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision.