Ayuma Chinu Devendra

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Charge:	Drug Related (Possession or sale)
Sentence:	10 years & Rs1 lakh fine
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Year Crime:	1986
Year Convicted:	1993
Year Cleared:	2014
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
County or Region of Crime:	Maharashtra
City of Crime:	Mumbai
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Ayuma Chinu Devendra was wrongly convicted in 1993 of possessing and sellign drugs in Mumbai, India. Devendra was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined Rs1 lakh. Devendara was released on bail pending her appeal, that argued the police search of her wasn't conducted in accordance with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. In June 2014 the Bombay High Court vacated Devendra's conviction and acquitted her in ruling the police search in 1986 was illegal, and without that evidence there was insufficient evidence she committed a crime."
Conviction Caused By:	Illegal police search.
Innocence Proved By:	"In June 2014 the Bombay High Court vacated Devendra's conviction and acquitted her in ruling the police search in 1986 was illegal, and without that evidence there was insufficient evidence she committed a crime."
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Information Source 1:	"Bombay high court acquits woman convicted in drug case 21 years ago, By Mustafa Plumber (Staff writer), DNAIndia.com, June 22, 2014"
Information Location 1:	http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bombay-high-court-acquits-woman-convicted-in-drug-case-21-years-ago-1997117
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Ayuma Chinu Devendra

Charge:

Drug Related (Possession or sale)

Sentence:

10 years & Rs1 lakh fine

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

1986

Year Convicted:

1993

Year Cleared:

2014

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

Maharashtra

City of Crime:

Mumbai

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Illegal police search.

Innocence Proved By:

"In June 2014 the Bombay High Court vacated Devendra's conviction and acquitted her in ruling the police search in 1986 was illegal, and without that evidence there was insufficient evidence she committed a crime."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

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Information Source 1:

"Bombay high court acquits woman convicted in drug case 21 years ago, By Mustafa Plumber (Staff writer), DNAIndia.com, June 22, 2014"

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http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bombay-high-court-acquits-woman-convicted-in-drug-case-21-years-ago-1997117

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http://www.in.com/chinu/news-50036513.html

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