RAKESH MAHADU DANDEKAR AND ANR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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1 / 48 [email protected] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.498 OF 2013 Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar & Anr. .... Appellants versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1812 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.498 OF 2013 Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar & Anr. .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1639 OF 2014 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.498 OF 2013 Mahendra @ Belu Govind Karwa .... Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent ….... • Mr. Dinesh G. Mishra, Advocate for Appellants. • Ms. Geeta P. Mulekar, APP for the State/Respondent. CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & Digitally signed by MANUSHREE SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ. MANUSHREE NESARIKAR NESARIKAR Date: 2025.06.18 15:48:40 DATE : 11th JUNE, 2025 +0530 Nesarikar 2 / 48 [email protected] JUDGMENT : (PER : SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 1. The Appellants have challenged the Judgment and Order dated 02/04/2013 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Palghar, in Sessions Case No.05/2009. The Appellants were the original accused Nos.1 and 2 respectively. There were two more accused who were acquitted from all the charges. 2. By the impugned Judgment and Order, the Appellants were convicted as follows ; (i) The Appellants were convicted for commission of offence punishable u/s 302 of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to suffer further simple imprisonment for one year. (ii) Both of them were convicted for commission of offence punishable u/s 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and were sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- and in default of payment of fine to suffer f