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CBI moves Bombay High Court against Padamsinh Patil acquittal in Nimbalkar murder
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- The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the recent acquittal of former Maharashtra minister Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar. The victim's wife has also submitted a separate appeal against the sessions court's verdict. The high court is expected to hear these appeals regarding the political rivalry-linked murder investigation.
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Sign in to give feedbackThe Central Bureau of Investigation has moved the Bombay High Court against the acquittal of former Maharashtra minister Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar. On June 20, a sessions court in Mumbai acquitted all the accused, saying the evidence did not prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
In its appeal, the CBI said the sessions court's judgment was "bad in law and deserved to be quashed". The matter is likely to come up for hearing before a division bench headed by Justice S V Kotwal this week.
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