PRAKASH TUKARAM BHOSALE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Appeal-575-2021 2026. PRONOUNCED ON : 7th APRIL 2026. JUDGMENT : ( Per : SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.) 1. The present Appeal has been filed challenging the impugned Judgment and Order dated 18.12.2019 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune Dist. in Sessions Case no. 823/2016 whereby the Appellant was convicted of the offence punishable under section 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and has been sentenced to undergo Imprisonment for Life and pay a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and in default to undergo Simple Imprisonment for 3 months. 2. Briefly stated facts of the prosecution’s case are as under: Purti Parab 1 Appeal-575-2021 a. On 26.05.2016, at about 10.30 p.m., the informant (mother of deceased Suraj @ Bablu) observed that her son’s mobile phone was ringing. Upon answering the call, the caller had disclosed his name as Prakash. Thereafter, Suraj woke up and called him back. After some time, both the Accused, Prakash Bhosale and Subhash Kengar, arrived at the house of Suraj on motorcycle and took away the deceased Suraj on their motorcycle at about 11 p.m. b. On 27.05.2016, at about 04.00 a.m., person named Gaikwad, accompanied by police personnel, came to the house of the moth