2024:BHC-AS:16373-DB J U D G M E N T Table of Contents (The soft copy of this judgment in PDF is bookmarked to facilitate navigation)

I. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE...............................................................................29 II. SUBMISSIONS OF THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED.................................................31 - Mr. Sudeep Pasbola for A7 in Cri.Appeal/1080/2019...............................................31 - Mr. Sanjeev Kadam for A4 in Cri.Appeal/944/2013.................................................34 - Mr. Jagdish Shetty for A8, A10, A12 and A21 in Cri.Appeal/942/2013.................41 - Mr. Jagdish Shetty for A5 and A6 in Cri. Appeal/943/2020.....................................47 - Ms. Pradnya Talekar for A9 in Cri. Appeal/151/2021..............................................54 - Mr. Pendse for A11 in Cri. Appeal/707/2019...........................................................69 - Mr. Girish Kulkarni for A17 in Cri. Appeal/1490/2018...........................................72 - Mr. Nagraj Shinde for A20 in Cri. Appeal/86/2021.................................................76 - Mr. Ashwin Thool for the A18 in Cri. Appeal/1239/2019...............