DOLI LEDHA RAVIDAS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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APEAL-741-2021 (2) (1) ALMOST FINAL.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY PURTI PRASAD PARAB CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Digitally signed by PURTI PRASAD PARAB Date: 2026.01.27 19:39:07 +0530 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 741 OF 2021 ALONGWITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3585 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 741 OF 2021 Doli Ledha Ravidas Age : 35 Years, Occ.: Nil. R/o. Utsav Hotel, Ashok Nagar, Kalyan Road, Bhiwandi, Dist. : Thane. …Appellant Versus The State Of Maharashtra Through Shanti Nagar Police Station, Dist. : Thane …Respondent _______ Dr. Uday P. Warunjikar a/w Ms. Sonali R. Chavan for the Appellant. Dr. Dhanlakshmi S. Krishnaiyer APP for the Respondent/State. _______ CORAM: MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. RESERVED ON: 8th JANUARY 2026. PRONOUNCED ON : 27th JANUARY 2026. JUDGMENT ( Per : SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.) 1. The present Appeal has been filed challenging the impugned Judgment and Order dated 31/3/2021, passed by the District Judge and Sessions Court, at Thane in Sessions Case No 277/2017, whereby the Appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and he has been sentenced to undergo Purti Parab Page 1 of 30 APEAL-741-2021 (2) (1) ALMOST FINAL.DOC imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.1000/- and in default to suffer S.I. for one month. 2. Brief facts of the prosecution’s case are as under: a. It is the case of the prosecution that informant is working as waiter at Bhiwandi and his elder brother Vasudev worked in a Textile factory, at Sonale. It is further the case of the prosecution that the deceased Vasudev was unmarried and was staying alone. It is further the case that prior to 10 years Accused Doli Ravidas, a person from the village of informant came to Sonale with his wife and children. Deceased Vasudev was s