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VIBHA KANKANWADI, ABHAY S. WAGHWASE
Chandrakant Vishwanath Solas – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT/ORDER
VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. - Present appeal has been filed by the appellant challenging his conviction by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad on 10/7/2017 in Sessions Case No.32/2015 after holding him guilty of committing offence punishable under Ss. 302, 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
2. It is not in dispute that deceased Madhuri got married to the appellant about 04 years prior to 8/11/2014. They were residing at Rahulnagar, Aurangabad. At that time their daughters Nikita was 2 1/2 years old and Janhvi was 5 months old. They were residing with the parents of the appellant and his two brothers.
3. The prosecution has come with a case that Madhuri was admitted to GHATI, Aurangabad on 8/11/2014 and on the same day her statement was recorded by PW 1 ASI Mr. Narayan Butte around 7.15 p.m. She disclosed that the accused was addicted to liquor and used to pick up quarrels and used to assault her under the influence of liquor. Around 1.30 p.m. on 8/11/2014 she was with her husband i.e. appellant. Appellant was under the influence of liquor. He was abusing and assaulting her. He was also abusing her relatives. She told that she is fed up with his daily harassment an
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