RAMAKANT MEGHNATH PATIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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:1: 201-APEALS-260-151-14-J.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION [1] CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.260 OF 2014 Ramakant Meghnath Patil …..Appellant Versus The State of Maharashtra .….Respondent …… WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1727 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.260 OF 2014 …… WITH [2] CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.151 OF 2014 1. Nitin Meghnath Patil, 2. Bhaskar Ramchandra Patil, 3. Sarasbai Bhaskar Patil, 4. Meghnath Ramchandra Patil, 5. Smt. Gulabbai Meghnath Patil …..Appellants Versus The State of Maharashtra .….Respondent ----- Mr. Raju D. Suryawanshi, Advocate a/w. Suraj Naik for the Appellants in both the Appeals. Smt. Mankuwar M. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & S.M. MODAK, JJ. DATE : 06th JANUARY, 2025 1 of 34 Deshmane(PS) :2: 201-APEALS-260-151-14-J.odt ORAL JUDGMENT : [PER SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.] 1. Both these Appeals are decided by this common judgment as they arise out of the same impugned judgment and order dated 13.2.2014 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan in Sessions Case No.171/2011. For the sake of convenience, the Appellants are referred to by their names or by their status before the trial Court. 2. Heard Mr. Raju Suryawanshi, learned counsel for the Appellants in both the Appeals and Smt. Mankuwar Deshmukh, learned APP for the Respondent-State. 3. Criminal Appeal No.260/2014 is filed by the accused No.1 Ramakant Patil. Criminal Appeal No.151/2014 is filed by the other accused Nos.2 to 6. The Appeals are concerning murder of one Sheetal. Accused No.1 Ramakant was her husband. Accused No.2 Nitin is Ramakant’s brother. Accused No.3 Bhaskar is Ramakant’s uncle. Accused No.4 Sarasbai is aunt of Ramakant and wife of accused No.3 Bhaskar. Accused No.5 Meghnath was the father of Ramakant. Acc