ANANDRAO BAPU PATIL vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

901. Apeal 1226 of 2002.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1226 OF 2002 Anandrao Bapu Patil Since deceased through his LRs., A. Sindhutai Anandrao Patil Age :- 62 years, Occ. Household, B. Dilip Anandrao Patil Age : 32 years, Occ. Agriculture C. Sandip Anandrao Patil Age 24 years, Occ. Agriculture Nos. A to C R/o at post Aitawade (Kh.) Tal. Walwa, District Sangli. D. Suvarna Pradipkumar Patil Age :- 39 years, Occ. Household R/o. Islampur, Tal. Walwa, District Sangli. E. Sunita Mohanrao Jadhav Age -35 years, Occ.: Househld, R/o. Rahuri, Tal. Rahuti, District Ahmednagar. ...Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent ***** Mr. Umesh Mankapure Advocate for the Appellant a/w Ms. Rati S. Sinhasane 901. Apeal 1226 of 2002.doc Mr. B. V. Holambe-Patil APP for the Respondent ***** CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J. DATE : 25th JUNE 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT :- 1. The issue arisen in this appeal is “whether the prosecution evidence is sufficient to prove that the amount of Rs. 500/- paid by the Appellant-accused to the de-facto Complainant was towards illegal gratification or whether it was towards arrears of water charges?”. 2. After evi