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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Assault (Including Battery) |
Sentence: |
"1 yr & Rs.5,000 fine" |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.75 |
Year Crime: |
2008 |
Year Convicted: |
2010 |
Year Cleared: |
2019 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
India |
County or Region of Crime: |
Karnataka |
City of Crime: |
Bengaluru |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"M. Mahadeva was wrongly convicted of assault on March 12, 2010 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Mahadeva's prosecution was based on his alleged assault of a bus conductor on September 23, 2008 for issuing a ticket to Mahadeva's wife with 'I Love You', written on the ticket's overleaf. " |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
28 |
Age When Released: |
29 |
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Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Mahadeva M v State of Karnataka, Crim. App. No. 1310-2010 (High Court of Karnataka, Nov. 8, 2019) (Ordering acquittal)" |
Information Location 1: |
https://www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-366829.pdf |
Information Source 2: |
"HC Sets Aside Conviction Of Man Who Assaulted Bus Conductor For Issuing Ticket with 'I Love You' Message Overleaf To His Wife, By Mustafa Plumber, LiveLaw.In, November 22, 2019" |
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https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/hc-sets-aside-conviction-of-man-150066 |
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