Gopal Shankarappa Rathod v. The State Of Maharashtra

4.Cr.APEAL.474.1996.doc Shubhada S. Kadam

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by Shubhada S.

Kadam Date: 2020.09.22 14:58:36 +0530 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 474 OF 2016 Gopal Shankarappa Rathod ...Appellant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

*** Ms Payoshi Roy i/by Mr Yug Mohit Chaudhary for the Appellant. Mr V B Konde - Deshmukh, APP, for the Respondent - State. *** CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE & V.G. BISHT, JJ.

DATE : SEPTEMBER 22, 2020.

PER COURT :

1.

For the reasons to be separately recorded, we pass the following order:

ORDER

(a) Criminal Appeal is allowed.

(b) The judgment and order dated 22.04.2015 passed by the learned Session Judge, Kolhapur in Sessions Case No. 49 of 2014 is hereby quashed and set aside and the Appellant - Accused is acquitted for the offences Umesh Malani

4.Cr.APEAL.474.1996.doc charged against him. The Appellant be set at liberty forthwith, if not required in any other case. 3.

this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a ( V.G. BISHT, J.) (PRASANNA B. VARALE, J.) Umesh Malani