Dhiraj Jogindar Kanojia v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

901-APEAL(ST)-1845-2025(1).doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.1845 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.405 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.404 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2540 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (ST) NO.1845 OF 2025 Dhiraj Jogindar Kanojia ...Appellant

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...Respondents

_______________________________________________________________ Ms. Farhana Shah a/w Advocate Amna Khan, for the Appellant. Ms. G. S. Rao, APP for the Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ayubkhan Pathan, PSI, Sion Police Station, Mumbai present. _______________________________________________________________ CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

DATED: 18 JULY 2025 P.C.:

For the reasons separately dictated in the Court, the following Operative Order is passed:

OPERATIVE ORDER i.

The Judgment and Order of conviction and sentence dated 17th September, 2021 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, MCOCA City Civil and Sessions Court, For Greater Bombay in Special Case No.11 of 2017 against the Appellant i.e. Accused No.2-Dhiraj Jogindar Kanojia, is set aside.

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The Appellant - Dhiraj Jogindar Kanojia in Criminal Appeal (St) No.1845 of 2025 is acquitted from all the charges.

iii. The Appellant shall execute the bond for his appearance in an Appeal, if preferred, against the acquittal.

iv.

After the said bond is executed, the Appellant shall be released forthwith, if not required in any other case.

v.

The Appeal is disposed of accordingly.

vi.

With disposal of the Appeal, the Interim Applications are also disposed of.

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