The State Of Maharashtra v. Yogesh Suresh Patil And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION No. 45 OF 2015.

IN CRIMINAL APPEAL No. OF .

The State of Maharashtra.

..Applicant.

Versus

Yogesh Suresh Patil & Others.

..Respondents.

Mrs. G. P. Mulekar, APP for the State.

Coram : Ranjit More & Dr. Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, JJ.

Date : November 15, 2016.

P. C. :

1.

Heard learned APP. By the impugned judgment and order, the Respondents are convicted for the offence punishable under section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.2,000/- each, in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for 15 days. However, they have been acquitted of the offence punishable under sections 498A, 306, 304B and 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Respondents have filed appeal challenging their conviction for the offence punishable under section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and the said appeal is already admitted vide order dated 14th January 2015. In that view of the matter, this appeal is also admitted. Registry to take action under section 390 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. [Dr. Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, J.] [RANJIT MORE, J.] patilsr 1 / 1