Phoolchand Rathor

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Charge:	Murder
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Year Convicted:	2015
Year Cleared:	2015
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	India
County or Region of Crime:	Madhya Pradesh
City of Crime:	Anuppur
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Phoolchand Rathor was wrongly convicted on May 7, 2015 of murdering his wife, Sundariabai. Rathor was convicted based on his daughter's extrajudicial statement and circumstantial evidence provided by police. In December 2015 the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned Rathor's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The High Court noted that Rathor's conviction was based on "sentimentality," not evidence meeting the legal standard."
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Innocence Proved By:	"In December 2015 the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned Rathor's conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The High Court noted that Rathor's conviction was based on "sentimentality," not evidence meeting the legal standard."
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Wife's murder conviction overturned, By Jabalpur, webindia123.com, December 12, 2015"
Information Location 1:	http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20151212/2746772.html
Information Source 2:	"Psychic Patrick Doak and his sister found guilty of fraud charges, By staff writer, BBC News (Northern Ireland), May 30, 2014"
Information Location 2:	http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27636739
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Phoolchand Rathor

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

2015

Year Cleared:

2015

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

India

County or Region of Crime:

Madhya Pradesh

City of Crime:

Anuppur

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

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Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"Wife's murder conviction overturned, By Jabalpur, webindia123.com, December 12, 2015"

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http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20151212/2746772.html

Information Source 2:

"Psychic Patrick Doak and his sister found guilty of fraud charges, By staff writer, BBC News (Northern Ireland), May 30, 2014"

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-27636739

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