India News | Man Acquitted in Arms Case After 26 Years
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Twenty-six years after a case was registered against a man under the Arms Act, a court here has acquitted him.
Muzaffarnagar, Nov 24 (PTI) Twenty-six years after a case was registered against a man under the Arms Act, a court here has acquitted him.
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Manoj Kumar Jatave, on Tuesday acquitted Salahuddin, saying the prosecution has failed to prove its case and provide any witness.
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According to the prosecution, four cartridges were recovered from the possession of Salahuddin in 1995 and a case was lodged against him under the Arms Act.
A charge sheet was later filed in the court against the accused.
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The accused had claimed that he was falsely implicated in the case.
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