STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. SANTOSH SADANAND CHAVAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Criminal Appeal takes an exception to the judgment and order dated 24th October 1996 passed by the IIIrd Additional Sessions Judge, Raigad in Sessions Case No. 62 of 1995 acquitting all the accused from the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 302 read with Section 149 and 201 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

(2.) The prosecution story in nutshell is as under:

(3.) According to prosecution, a house was constructed by maternal aunt of deceased Vilas and it was at a short distance from the house of deceased Vilas, maternal aunt Malti Yadav, is resident of Mumbai and, therefore, Vilas was using the said house for entertaining the visitors and also providing all the facilities including meals to the visitors in the said house. With the said tourist business, Vilas used to go to said house on every day to take bed rest.