Nilesh Baburao Gitte vs The State Of Maharashtra

insc-2025-1191 Supreme Court of India 7 October 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1471 OF 2013 • 31 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Indian Penal Code, 1860

Judges (2)

K. Vinod Chandran Coram K.V. Viswanathan Delivered

Parties (2)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Nilesh Baburao Gitte Appellant

Case Significance

Nilesh Baburao Gitte vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 7, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1191). Appellant convicted for the murder of his own mother challenged the High Court's confirmation of his conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding the prosecution failed to establish homicide conclusively and the chain of circumstances was incomplete. The bench comprised Justices K. Vinod Chandran and K.V. Viswanathan. The judgment was delivered by Justice K.V. Viswanathan.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 6 case citations.

Summary

Appellant convicted for the murder of his own mother challenged the High Court's confirmation of his conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding the prosecution failed to establish homicide conclusively and the chain of circumstances was incomplete.