Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar And ORS. v. State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 376 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1221 OF 2023 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 376 OF 2023 Prabhavati Vitthal Wadkar & Ors ..

Appellants

Versus

The State of Maharashtra ..

Respondent ...

Mr. Aniket U Nikam, A Satpute a/w Piyush Toshnival, Amit Icham, for the appellants.

Ms. Anamika Malhotra, APP for the State.

CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 3rd APRIL 2023 P.C:- Cr. Appeal No. 376 of 2023.

Appeal admit.

Call for record and proceedings.

Interim Application No.

1221 OF 2023.

Heard the learned counsel Mr. Nikam for the applicants and the learned APP for the State. In the wake of the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in case of Bhagwan Rama Shinde Gosai & Ors vs State of Gujarat (1999) 4 SCC 421, since Ashish Mhaske

2/2 11 APEAL 376-23.doc the sentence imposed is minuscule in nature deserve to be suspended. The applicants deserve their release on bail by continuing the PR bonds, which are already furnished in terms of the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, dated 9/03/2023.

( SMT. BHARATI DANGRE, J.) Ashish Mhaske