STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. KRISHNARAO DUDHAPPA SHINDE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court. By the impugned judgment the High Court set aside the judgment of the trial Court, and directed acquittal of the respondent.

(2.) Background facts in a nutshell are as follows:

(3.) The primary stand of learned counel for the appellant is that the scope and ambit of Section 5(1)(e) of the Act has been lost sight of.