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V. K. JADHAV, SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE
Vijay – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT
V.K. Jadhav, J. - This appeal is directed against the judgment & order of conviction passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon dated 22nd August, 2014 in Sessions Case No. 4 of 2013.
2. Brief facts giving rise to the prosecution case, are as under:-
Deceased-Aruna was the wife of appellant-accused. Accused was working as Watchman with D. Pharmacy College, Mahodarigaon, Tq. Sinnar, Dist. Nashik. Deceased-Aruna was working with Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation as ST Bus Conductor at Mandangad Depo, Dist. Ratnagiri. The marriage between the appellant-accused Vijay and the deceased-Aruna was solemnized on 11th March, 2012 at Rankhamb, Tq. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar. Incident had taken place on 28th June, 2012 between 08:00 to 08:30 pm. It is the case of the prosecution that from 26th June 2012 to 29th June, 2012 the deceased was assigned with the duty of conductor of ST bus having route from Mandangad to Shirdi. On 28th June, 2012 at about 01:30 pm, the said bus left for Pune and reached Shirdi at 07:00 pm. PW3 - Chandrakant Ashok Jawale was the driver of the said ST bus and deceased-Aruna was the conductor. Appellant-accused Vijay had been to Shirdi
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