Sanjay Vishnu Barde v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.770 OF 2011 Sanjay Vishnu Barde ...Appellant vs.

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

---- Ms. Grishma Lad for the Appellant.

Mrs. M. H. Mhatre, APP for the Respondent/State. ---- CORAM : B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & SANDEEP K. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 16/10/2019.

P.C.:

For reasons separately recorded the following order: i) The appeal is allowed;

ii) Judgment and order dated 20/6/2011 holding appellant guilty of offence punishable under section 302 of IPC is quashed and set aside. The appellant is given benefit of doubt and acquitted in the matter;

iii) He be set free if his custody is not required by the State in any other matter;

iv) Muddemal property be dealt with as directed by the trial Court after the appeal period is over.

(SANDEEP K. SHINDE, J.) (B. P. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)