MOHAMMAD SHAHJAD AMIR HASAN SHAIKH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

APEAL_28_21.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPEAL NO. 28 OF 2021 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 75 OF 2021 Mohammad Shahjad Amir Hasan Shaikh … Appellant/Applicant vs. The State of Maharashtra and another … Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 1028 OF 2026 IN APPEAL NO. 28 OF 2021 XYZ … Applicant/ vs. Orig. Resp. No.2 The State of Maharashtra and another … Respondents Mr. Fauzan Shaikh a/w Mr. Mohd. Munerul Shaikh, Mr. Shashank Shubham and Mr. M. B. Shaikh for appellant and applicant in IA/75/21. Ms. Sangita E. Phad, APP for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Abhijit P. Kulkarni (appointed through legal aid) a/w Mr. Abhishek Roy, Ms. Sweta Shah, Mr. Shreyas Zarkar & Mr. Gourav Shahane for respondent No.2 and for applicant in IA(St)/1028/26. CORAM : MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ RESERVED ON : 20th JANUARY, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON: 09th MARCH, 2026 JUDGEMENT: (Per Manish Pitale, J) . The appellant has been convicted of raping his own minor daughter. He is aggrieved by judgement and order dated 12.03.2020, passed by the Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Greater Bombay (hereinafter referred to as the