This judgment is about the Rajasthan High Court acquitting all accused in a double murder (honour killing) case, holding that severe lapses in the handling of electronic evidence and faulty Section 27 disclosures broke the chain of circumstantial evidence.

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: State of Rajasthan v. Ramgopal @ Gopal & Ors.

• Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:RJ-JP:41109-DB (Connected Appeals & Death Reference)

• High Court: High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur

• Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhuwan Goyal

• Date of Judgment: 30.10.2026

• Area of Law: Criminal Law — Circumstantial Evidence; Electronic Evidence (Section 65B); Section 27 of the Evidence Act

Judgment Headline

Rajasthan High Court Acquits Accused in Honour Killing Due to Tainted Electronic Evidence

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