RAJENDRA SHANKAR RAUT vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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Gokhale 1 of 39 903-apeal-494-20+ (J) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 494 OF 2020 Rajendra Shankar Raut ..Appellant Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1620 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 494 OF 2020 …….. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 295 OF 2020 Harichandra @ Hari Motiram Pawar ..Appellant Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent __________ Mrs. Pushpa Ganediwala a/w. Ms. Anima Mishra, Mr. Anuj Singh, Ms. Ritu Singh and Mr. Onkar Bajaj i/b. Dhaara Legal for the Appellant in Appeal/494/2020. Mr. Nitin Sejpal for the Appellant in Appeal/295/2020. Ms. Kranti T. Hiwrale, APP for State/Respondent. __________ CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ. DATE : 09 JULY 2025 VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Digitally signed by VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Date: 2025.07.15 14:01:19 +0530 2 of 39 903-apeal-494-20+ (J) JUDGMENT : (PER SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 1. These two Appeals are decided by this common Judgment because they arise from the same Sessions Case. The Appellant Rajendra Shankar Raut in Criminal Appeal No.494 of 2020 was the original accused No.1 and the Appellant Harichandra @ Hari Motiram Pawar in Criminal Appeal No. 295 of 2020 was the original accused No.2 in Sessions Case No.29 of 2014 before the learned Additional Sessions Judge-3, Nashik. The learned Judge, vide the Judgment and order dated 06.02.2020 convicted and sentenced the Appellants as follows: The Appellant Rajendra Shankar Raut was convicted and sentenced as follows: i) He was convicted for commission of the offence punishable U/s.302 of the I.P.C. and was sentenced to suffer life imprisonment without remission and to pay a fine of Rs.10000/- and in default to suffer R.I. for two years. ii) He was convicted for commission of