State of Maharashtra & Another Through Post vs Krishna Sitaram Pawar

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2020 Supreme(Bom) 1090

RAVINDRA V.GHUGE, B.U.DEBADWAR
State of Maharashtra & Another Through Post – Appellant
Versus
Krishna Sitaram Pawar – Respondent

Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : K.S. Patil, Assistant Public Prosecutor.
For the Accused :Rajendra Deshmukh, Senior Counsel h/f Devang R. Deshmukh, Govind A. Kulkarni, B.N. Gadegaonkar, Advocates.

Table of Content
1. reference to poetry in legal judgment. (Para 1)
2. factual background of the crime and prosecution case. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. testimonies of witnesses and their relevance. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 18)
4. court analysis of evidence and reliability. (Para 20 , 21 , 28)
5. discussion on witnesses turning hostile. (Para 29 , 30)
6. legal implications of the crime on the unborn child. (Para 49 , 63 , 68)
7. court's obligation to impose capital punishment. (Para 72 , 78 , 88 , 108 , 112)
8. final determination of the case and necessary punitive actions. (Para 121 , 124 , 125)

JUDGMENT :

Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.

1. “Hai maujazan ek kulzum-e-khoon kaash yahi ho

Aataa hai abhi dekhiye kya kya mere aage” –

Mirza Ghalib

We find the above verse by the renowned poet Mirza Ghalib, quoted in Bhagwan Dass vs. State (NCT of Delhi) , (2011) 6 SCC 396 .

2. By the Confirmation Case, the sentence of hanging by the neck till the accused Krishna Sitaram Pawar is dead, is placed before us under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for confirmation. By an appeal preferred by th

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2020 Supreme(Bom) 1090

RAVINDRA V.GHUGE, B.U.DEBADWARState of Maharashtra & Another Through Post – AppellantVersusKrishna Sitaram Pawar – Respondent

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RAVINDRA V.GHUGE, B.U.DEBADWAR
State of Maharashtra & Another Through Post – Appellant
Versus
Krishna Sitaram Pawar – Respondent