Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on July 25 acquitted former Haryana Minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in the suicide of former air hostess with his aviation company, Geetika Sharma. The court said his actions had not ‘directly or indirectly’ prompted her to end her life in 2012.
Special Judge Vikas Dhull, in the 189-page order, said prosecution had examined 65 witnesses but no charge had been proved against the accused.
The judge acquitted Mr. Kanda and co-accused Aruna Chadha of the charges punishable under IPC Sections including 306 (abetment of suicide), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 466 (forgery). He said the prosecution had failed to prove that the accused, pursuant to a criminal conspiracy, created circumstances due to which Geetika had no option but to die by suicide.
