RESERVED ON : 3^rd JULY, 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 4^th SEPTEMBER, 2025 JUDGMENT (PER SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J):-

1. Both the appellants, namely, Pradeep @ Shappu Janardhan Kokate in Criminal Appeal No. 364 of 2017 and Divya @ Hema Jitendra Bhatiya in Criminal Appeal No. 345 of 2017 are the original accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Sessions Case No. 240 of 2014, respectively. Both of them have challenged the judgment and order dated 17.06.2017 passed in the aforesaid Sessions case, by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-2, Ahmednagar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the learned trial Judge’). To avoid ambiguity, both the appellants are referred by their first names. Under the impugned judgment, the appellant Pradeep is convicted as follows :-