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CBI Challenges Padmasinh Patil's Acquittal in Pawanraje Nimbalkar Murder Case
- •Former NCP MP Padmasinh Patil and other accused were earlier acquitted by a special CBI court in the Pawanraje Nimbalkar and Samad Kazi murder case.
- •The CBI has now challenged this verdict in the High Court, terming the special court decision as legally incorrect.
- •The Nimbalkar family had earlier approached the High Court against the acquittal, and now with the CBI's petition, the case has taken a major turn.
- •A hearing on the CBI's appeal is likely to be held on Thursday before the bench of Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice Ranjeetsingh Bhosale.
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The CBI challenged the verdict because it termed the special court's decision legally incorrect and argued that discrepancies arose primarily because the approver constantly changed his statements during the trial. The investigating agency demanded that the acquittal be set aside and is pursuing the case in the High Court alongside an appeal filed by the victim's family.
The special CBI court acquitted Padmasinh Patil and the other accused due to a lack of reliable evidence, noting that the testimony of approver Parasmal Jain was suspicious and unreliable because he was allegedly kept in illegal detention for 15 days and tortured.
Following the special court's verdict, MP Omraje Nimbalkar's mother, Anandidevi, approached the High Court to file an appeal against the acquittal. Additionally, the CBI moved the High Court to challenge the ruling, prompting a scheduled hearing before a bench comprising Justice Sarang Kotwal and Justice Ranjeetsingh Bhosale.
