Thane Sessions Court Acquits Man In 19-Year-Old Wife Burning Case, Cites Contradictory Dying Declarations

Thane Sessions Court acquitted Suresh Sanjiv Shetty of murdering his wife Meena Shetty by pouring kerosene and setting her on fire in 2007.

The court cited contradictory dying declarations: Meena first said burns were accidental from a stove burst, then alleged her husband set her on fire.

Sessions Judge R.D. Sawant found the prosecution failed to prove homicide beyond reasonable doubt, ruling the death accidental.

A burst brass stove seized from the scene supported the defense's claim of a stove explosion.