PANAJI
The Bombay High Court at Goa has overturned the conviction of Aman Kavitiya, who was convicted of killing Baptista D’Costa alias Batu, who was brutally killed and his gold ornaments stolen by the accused three years ago.Kavitiya was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the South Goa District and Sessions Court last year for the murder that was committed in 2018.
Kavitiya is alleged to have slit the throat of Baptista with a sharp knife at Lovers’ beach at Betalbatim in 2018 and hid the weapon used in the crime. He also robbed the gold items the deceased was wearing at the time of murder in addition to cash and two mobiles.
“The appellant's conviction under Sections 302, 394 and 201 of IPC and the sentence imposed upon him are set aside. The appellant to be set at liberty forthwith, if not required in any other case. The appellant has to furnish fresh Bail Bonds under Section 437-A of Cr.P.C., of 25,000/- with one surety in the like amount, within a period of one week from his release, until the appeal period is over. These bail bonds and surety must be to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge at Margao,” the High Court bench of Justices M S Sonak and Bharat Deshpande ruled.
