Special Court for Elected Representatives sentenced Vinay Kulkarni and others to life for murder of Yogeshgouda Goudar. Court relied on Central Bureau of Investigation probe, convicting them under IPC Sections 302 and 120B.
The Uttarakhand High Court, led by Justice Ravindra Maithani and Justice Alok Verma, acquitted two individuals previously sentenced to life imprisonment for murder charges. The court found the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence insufficient to establish guilt, emphasizing the lack of a coherent narrative and conclusive link between the accused and the crime scene.
