# VILAS LAXMAN CHAWAN vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2025-04-04
Citation: APEAL/6/2018
Petitioner: VILAS LAXMAN CHAWAN
Respondent: THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

2025:BHC-AS:15765-DB 904-apeal-6-2018-J.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 6 OF 2018 Vilas Laxman Chawan, Age 35 years, Occu: Nil, R/o. Laxmi Niwas, Room No.423, 4th Floor, Near Veer Hanuman Temple, Ravalpada, Dahisar-East, Mumbai – 400 068. (At present is in Mumbai Central Prison). …..Appellant Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra, (At the instance of M.H.B. Colony, Police Station, C.R.No.150/2012, 2. Ms. X, Dhobi Ghat, Patilwadi, Santoshimata Road, Footpath, Dahisar, Nadi Kinara, Near Shankar Mandir, Dahisar (W), Mumbai. …..Respondents Ms. Tanvi Tapkire with Mr. Ashutosh Shukla, i/b. Ms. Shabana Syed, for the Appellant. Ms. P. P. Shinde, APP, for Respondent No.1-State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 24th MARCH 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 4th APRIL 2025. JUDGMENT :- (Per Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.) 1. The correctness of the judgment and order dated 8 th November 2017 (impugned judgment) passed by the Additional Gaikwad RD 1/22 904-apeal-6-2018-J.doc Sessions Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Borivali Division, Dindoshi is assailed in this Appeal. By the impugned judgment, the sole accused stands conv

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