?Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof’: Bombay HC Acquits Man Sentenced To Death In 2016 Vile Parle Murder

The Bombay High Court acquitted Debashish Dhara, who was sentenced to death for the 2016 rape and murder of a 24-year-old physiotherapist in Vile Parle. The court found the prosecution’s evidence weak and inconclusive, ruling that suspicion could not substitute proof. It set aside his conviction and death sentence and ordered his immediate release from Yerawada Jail.