JOHN@SUNIL HARI KAJALE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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1_APEAL_178_21 & ors.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL NO. 178 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1733 OF 2022 IN APPEAL NO. 178 OF 2021 Roshan Jaywant Pagare … Appellant/Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra … Respondent WITH APPEAL NO. 181 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 718 OF 2021 IN APPEAL NO. 181 OF 2021 John @ Sunil Hari Kajale … Appellant/Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra … Respondent WITH APPEAL NO. 191 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 741 OF 2021 IN APPEAL NO. 191 OF 2021 Arif Shahjad Qureshi … Appellant/Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra … Respondent WITH APPEAL NO. 189 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 735 OF 2021 IN APPEAL NO. 189 OF 2021 Sharad Deepak Pagare … Appellant/Applicant vs. State of Maharashtra … Respondent WITH APPEAL NO. 634 OF 2024 Amar Ranjit Gangurde … Appellant vs. State of Maharashtra … Respondent 1/32 1_APEAL_178_21 & ors.doc Ms. Pushpa Ganediwala a/w. Ms. Anima Mishra, Mr. Vinod Patil, Mr. Anuj Singh, Mr. Anshu Agrawal and Mr. Ankit Rathod for appellant in APEAL/178/21. Mr. Vivek M. Punjabi a/w. Ms. Shweta Bhagchandani, Mr. Priyansh R. Jain and Ms. Parichhar Zaiwala for appellants in APEAL/191/21 & 181/21. Mr. Aniket Nikam a/w. Ms. Abhilasha Pawar and Mr. Amit Icham for appellant in APEAL/189/21. Mr. Ateet Shirodkar a/w. Mr. Bhavin Jain and Mr. Kunjan Makwana for appellant in APEAL/634/24. Ms. Sangita Phad, APP for respondent-State in all appeals/applications. CORAM : MANISH PITALE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ RESERVED ON : 10th NOVEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 1st DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT (PER MANISH PITALE, J.) : . By these appeals, the appellants (original accused Nos.1 and 3 to 6) have challenged judgment and order dated 10.11.2020 passed by the Court of Additional Sessions Judge