HC upholds cop's life sentence for murder and acquits partner

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a senior police officer (now retired) for the murder of his partner's son in 2013 but acquitted the woman after noting there was no evidence against her. A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and N R Borkar was hearing appeals filed by former Deputy Superintendent of Police Shivaji Narawane and his partner Nanda Zodge challenging the trial court's 2019 judgment sentencing them to life imprisonment for the murder of Zodge's son Rohan. The court upheld Narawane's conviction noting there was evidence to show he was the perpetrator of the crime, but set aside Zodge's conviction and acquitted her on the ground that there was no evidence to show her involvement in the case. -