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Tulsiram Prajapati encounter

SBP 5/2007· Filed 2010· Special CBI Court, Mumbai· Maharashtra

Accused

AS

Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party

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Case Description

Encounter killing of Tulsiram Prajapati (key witness in Sohrabuddin case) in 2006.

Allegation

Murder and conspiracy in fake encounter.

Legal Sections

302 IPC120B IPC201 IPC

Sections listed are from the IPC and related acts. Section numbers reference the Indian Penal Code (IPC) where applicable, otherwise BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) or special statutes like PMLA, NDPS, PC Act.

Case Timeline

  1. 2010 — CBI charge-sheet named Shah as accused
  2. 2014 — Bombay HC quashed charges; SC reversed
  3. 2018 — SC discharged Shah
  4. 2019 — Bombay HC upheld discharge