2024:BHC-AS:45224-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3529 OF 2024 Rajrishi Bindawat .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and anr .. Respondents WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3533 OF 2024 Mihir Rajesh Shah .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and anr .. Respondents Mr.Niranjan Mundargi a/w Ujjawal Gandhi, Keral Mehta, Ashish Dubey, K.R. Shah, Ankita Bamboli, Parth Govilkar i/b Kinjal Desai for the petitioner in Writ Petition No.3529 of 2024.

Mr. Rishi Bhuta a/w Neha Patil, Bhumika Khandelwal, Saakshi Jha, Prateek Dutta, Risha Rathod, Omer Farooq Khwaja, Vaishnavi Jhaveri, Bhavi Kapoor for the petitioner in Writ Petition No.3533 of

2024.

Mr.H.S. Venegavkar, PP a/w Ms. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the State in WP No.3529 of 2024.

Mr. H.S. Venegavkar, PP a/w Ms. S.S. Kaushik, APP for the State in WP No.3533 of 2024.

CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE &

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 25th NOVEMBER, 2024 JUDGMENT:- (PER BHARATI DANGRE J)

1. 7^th July 2024 was the most tormentous and unfortunate day for Pradeep Liladhar Nakhwa.

At around 5:25 a.m., he accompanied with his wife Kaveri, aged 45 years was en-route towards Worli Koli