Man Acquitted After 51 Years in 60-Rupee Watch Theft Case

• Rajaram Tukaram Kale acquitted by Railway Court after 51 years in a 1974 watch theft case.
• Accused of stealing a 60-rupee watch, 4 rupees cash, and a handkerchief in Pune.
• First Class Judicial Magistrate N. J. Chavan acquitted him due to lack of evidence and no witnesses.
• Two accomplices confessed and were sentenced in 1975; Rajaram absconded after charges were framed.
• The court closed the "old and fruitless" case, providing relief to the now elderly Rajaram.

Why It Matters: Justice delayed is justice denied, but 51 years later, an elderly man finds relief.