India, Sept. 16 -- The Additional Sessions Court in Junnar has acquitted a 69-year-old man accused of murdering his wife in 2019, citing gaps in the prosecution's case, including lack of evidence placing him with the deceased, inconclusive forensic evidence and failure to rule out the possibility that her injuries were caused by a fall.

Additional Sessions Judge SB Shelar acquitted Bhagwan Narayan Rode under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in connection with a 2019 FIR registered at Narayangaon Police Station. The judgment was pronounced on September 10, 2026.

According to the prosecution, Bhagwan worked on a farm and lived with his wife in rooms behind a bungalow. On the night of August 18, 2019, the couple allegedly quarrel...