ATANU PURKAYASTHA vs SAJJAD AHMED ABDUL AZIZ MUGAL @ PATHAN AND ANR.

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Rajput PR (P.A.) 1-APEAL-678-2014 & 2 ors.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.678 OF 2014 The State of Maharashtra …..Appellant Vs. Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal @Pathan …..Respondent WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.491 OF 2015 Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal @Pathan …..Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra …..Respondent WITH CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (ST) NO.10473 OF 2022 Atanu Purkayastha …..Applicant Vs. 1. Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal @Pathan 2. The State of Maharashtra …..Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2904 OF 2022 IN CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (ST) NO.10473 OF 2022 Atanu Purkayastha …..Applicant Vs. 1. Sajjad Ahmed Abdul Aziz Mugal @Pathan 2. The State of Maharashtra …..Respondents Mr. Manoj S. Mohite, Senior Advocate (Spl.P.P.) a/w Ms. Priyanka Chavan and Ms. Ilsa Shaikh, for the State. Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhry a/w Gaurav Bhawnani and Mr. Anush Shetty i/by Mr. Khan Abdul Wahab, for Appellant in Appeal No.491/2015 and Respondent in Appeal No.678/2014 and Revision (St) No.10473/2022. 1/79 Rajput PR (P.A.) 1-APEAL-678-2014 & 2 ors.doc Mr. Abhishek Yende a/w Mr. Rishikesh Y. Dube, for Applicant in Revision (St) No.10473/2022 a/w IA 2904/2022. Mr. Mahesh Tawade, ACP, Traffic South Division. Mr. Nitin N. Kumbhar, P.I., Unit-4, Crime Branch, Mumbai. Mr. Sanjay B. Nikam, P.I., Unit-4, Crime Branch, Mumbai. CORAM : A.S. GADKARI AND DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 14th AUGUST 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 10TH NOVEMBER 2025. JUDGMENT:- (Per Dr.Neela Gokhale, J.) For the convenience of the exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts: - INDEX I. FACTUAL MATRIX …................................................…..………. 5 II. SUBMISSIONS OF THE PARTIES …………..................………. 13 A. Submissions o