Mumbai, September 27: On Wednesday, September 25, the Bombay High Court granted bail to a man who was arrested for allegedly killing his brother and dumping and dumping his body in an open plot. According to reports, the high court granted bail to the accused, identified as Rahul Shah (25), citing a lack of eyewitness testimony and the circumstantial nature of the evidence.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, Shah was booked and arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after his cousin's body was discovered. A police investigation raised suspicions over Shah's alleged involvement, thus leading to his arrest in November 2019. Following this, a chargesheet was filed in January 2020. It was alleged that Shah stabbed his cousin brother to death. ‘Bombay HC Was Not Justified in Imposing Death Penalty’: Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence of Watchman Who Killed His Employers in 2007, Restores Trial Court’s Verdict.

Later, he concealed his cousin's body in a sofa before disposing of the same in an open plot. The alleged incident came to light on November 13, 2019, when a security supervisor who arrived at his workplace was informed about a foul odour emanating from a drain near a vacant BMC plot. When inspected, the supervisor found a human body concealed beneath garbage. Cops said that the body was partially covered, and only the right shoulder and part of an arm were seen.

Four days later, cops received information about the suspect, who was later identified as Shah. It is learned that after he was arrested, Shah confessed to the crime. He also told cops that the deceased was his cousin Durgesh Anand Mohan Jaiswal (25). During the trial, Mayur Sonavane, an additional public prosecutor, said that substantial evidence existed to support the prosecution’s case. Mumbai Shocker: Police Register Case Against 3 for Rape, Blackmail of 22-Year-Old Woman.

Sonavane also highlighted that Shah inflicted 15 stab wounds on his cousin during a dispute. He also stated that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to indicate Shah's culpability, although there were no eyewitnesses. In contrast, Shah's lawyers said that the prosecution’s case relied solely on circumstantial evidence. They also informed the court that Shah had spent five years in jail and that the charges were yet to be framed.

The Bombay High Court granted Shah bail on a personal bond of INR 25,000. The court also noted that the trial had not progressed due to repeated failures to produce the accused in court.

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