DHARMADHIKARI, PURANIK
Shantabai and another – Appellant
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State of Maharashtra – Respondent
DHARMADHIKARI, J. :- This Criminal Revision Application is filed against the decision of the Additional Sessions Judge, Thana, confirming the conviction of the petitioner under Section 7(1)(d) of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act").
2. The prosecution case in short is that the complainant Mukund Krishna Dhule and his cousin uncle Balu Vithu Dhule, have lands in village Dahisar, Taluka Basscin, district Thana. Petitioner No. 1 Shantabai was cultivating lands of Balu Vithu Dhule for a long time. During the agricultural season of the year 1977, Balu Dhule gave these lands to the complainant Mukund Krishna Dhule for cultivation. This was not liked by Shantabai w/o Mankya Patil. On 17th July, 1977 when the complainant was carrying out agricultural operations with the help of labourers, Shantabai and Govind Hareshwar Patil, i.e. accused Nos. 1 and 2, went to the land, petitioner No. 2 Govind rushed to the complainant Mukund pointed out an umbrella to him and said to him "Mahardya, do not speak more, I will cut you." Petitioner No. 1 - Shantabai, also said to the complainant. "This Mahardi of Dahisar had gone too high (has become arroga
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