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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
Life Imprisonment |
Years Imprisoned: |
8 |
Year Crime: |
2007 |
Year Convicted: |
2009 |
Year Cleared: |
2015 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
India |
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City of Crime: |
Nashik |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Ajit Borade was a doctor wrongly convicted in January 2009 of murdering his pregnant wife Usha on June 1, 2007. Borade was sentenced to life in prison. Borade's wife died at the hospital from burns caused by a fire that burned down their home in Nashik, India. Barade also suffered burns from the fire. When questioned he told police that the fire was started by a short circuit. Borade was charged with murder based on the prosecution's theory that he was involved with another woman and wanted to marry the other woman. After Borade's conviction he was sentenced to life in prison. In September 2015 the Bombay Hight Court acquitted Borade, ruling that, "The evidence of close relatives of the deceased discloses that Usha and the appellant were leading a happy married life and therefore, the motive [to murder his wife] as suggested by prosecution gets diluted. In such circumstances, we find that the possibility of short circuit cannot be ruled out in the present case. We are, therefore, of the considered opinion that the appellant is entitled to benefit of doubt.”" |
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"In September 2015 the Bombay Hight Court acquitted Borade, ruling that, "The evidence of close relatives of the deceased discloses that Usha and the appellant were leading a happy married life and therefore, the motive [to murder his wife] as suggested by prosecution gets diluted. In such circumstances, we find that the possibility of short circuit cannot be ruled out in the present case. We are, therefore, of the considered opinion that the appellant is entitled to benefit of doubt.”" |
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Male |
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Other |
Information Source 1: |
"Man convicted of killing wife let off, By Asian Age Correspondent (Mumbai), The Asian Age, October 3, 2015" |
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http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/man-convicted-killing-wife-let-272 |
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"Doctor convicted of wife's murder acquitted, By Shibu Thomas (staff writer), The Times of Indian, September 30, 2015" |
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Doctor-convicted-of-wifes-murder-acquitted/articleshow/49158616.cms |
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