LAWS(BOM)-2025-1-177

BABU LIMBAJI KALE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided On January 03, 2025
Babu Limbaji Kale Appellant
V/S
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This group of 11 Appeals is taken up together for decision since the challenge therein is to one and the same judgment and order dtd. 10/4/2017, passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Beed (Trial Court) in Sessions Case, No.94/2013. 16 accused persons were put on trial in the said Sessions Case. Vide impugned judgment and order, 5 of them (original accused Nos.5 to 8 and 10) were convicted while the rest of the accused have been acquitted. Relevant part of the operative order under challenge in these appeals is reproduced below :-

(2.) Criminal Appeals No.224/2017, 767/2018, 768/2018, 769/2018 and 770/2018 have been preferred by the convicts. The State was granted leave to appeal against acquittal. It is the Criminal Appeal No.994/2024. The original complainant Bhausaheb Limbaji Surwase, brother of the deceased preferred appeal against acquittal (Criminal Appeal No.1040/2024).

(3.) For the sake of convenience, the appellants/ convicts are referred to as per their serial numbers in the Charge (Exh.52).