RAMPRAKASH @ POPAT GOVIND MANOHAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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Cr.Appeal.885.1998-J C1.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 885 OF 1998 Ramprakash @ Popat Govind Manohar Aged about 24 years, Occu: Service, residing at 39/3, Naik Chawl, Bopodi, Pune – 411 003 (At present on bail) ...Appellant ANANT Versus KRISHNA NAIK State of Maharashtra Digitally signed by ANANT KRISHNA NAIK (At the instance of Khadki Police Station, Pune) ...Respondent Date: 2025.11.06 18:36:24 +0530 **** Mr. Pawan Mali i/b. Mr. Deepak More for the Appellant Mr. Vinit Kulkarni, APP for the Respondent-State **** CORAM : M. M. SATHAYE, J. RESERVED ON : 12th SEPTEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 4th NOVEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. This Appeal is filed by Original Accused No.1, challenging the Judgment and Order dated 17/11/1998, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Sessions Case No. 67 of 1998. By the impugned judgment and order, the Appellant is convicted for offence punishable under section 306 of Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’ for short) and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and pay fine of Rs.1000/- and in default to pay fine, to suffer rigorous imprisonment of 3 months. The Appellant is also convicted for offence punishable under section 498-A of IPC, however, no akn 1/13 Cr.Appeal.885.1998-J C1.doc separate sentence is awarded for the same. The Appellant was tried alongwith his mother, Accused No.2 (Shevantabai Govind Manohar), who was acquitted under the impugned judgement and order. 2. I have heard Mr. Mali, learned Counsel for the Appellant and Mr. Kulkarni, learned APP for the Respondent-State. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that Appellant got married to deceased-Rekha on 25/05/1997. After marriage, the Appellant-husband and Accused No. 2-mother-in-law subjected deceased-R