Snehalata Vinayak Gaikwad v. Sayyed Mohd. Abdul Shaha @ Akbar And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1068 OF 2019 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 961 OF 2005 Snehalata V. Gaikwad ...

Applicant v/s.

Sayyed Mohd. Abdul Shaha @ Akbar & anr.

...

Respondents Mr. Sanjay Parab-Legal aid advocate for the applicant. Mr. A.S.Patil, APP for the State.

CORAM : DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

24th July 2019.

P.C.

The appellant was charged with the offences under Sections 307, 324 and 120-B of the IPC. It is a case of acid attack. Through its judgment dated 29th September 2005, the Court of Sessions Court for Greater Mumbai, in Sessions Case No.68/1999, convicted the applicant for the offence under Section 326 and sentenced him, among other things, to seven years' rigorous imprisonment. It has also ordered the appellant to pay the victim Rs. 2 lacs as fine. Now the amount

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2. In the above context, the victim has filed an application to withdraw the amount as she needed for her medical treatment.

3. Shri Sanjay Parab, the learned counsel appointed by the State for the victim, submits that the victim has been in dire need of money. According to him, she has already lost her vision in the left eye. In fact, the doctors have advised her to go for surgery at least in the right eye, which is also in danger.

4. Under these circumstances, I permit the victim to withdraw the money the applicant has already deposited with the Registrar, Sessions Court. Thus, this application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b). (DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J) L.S. Panjwani, P.S.