Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge P F Sayyad issued the acquittal on September 26 in Kalyan, with a copy of the order made available on Friday.
- The court recorded that the postmortem report was missing and that witness statements and the chargesheet were found in torn or unreadable condition.
- Only two witnesses were examined, and the complainant could not reliably testify due to Parkinson’s disease and memory problems.
- The court said the available evidence, including photocopied documents and uncorroborated testimony, did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
- The case concerned the 1992 killing of Lucky Premchand Bhatia in Samrat Ashok Nagar and named Suresh Dinanath Upadhyaya, Gautam Mahadev Gaikwad, Mohiddin Siddique Khan, Kanahayya Basanna Koli, and Kumar Chetumal Nagrani, who earlier absented themselves after bail, prompting non-bailable warrants and a 2024 proclamation.