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2018 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 2027

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Judge Name, J
Dinesh Ramchandra Thakare v. State of Maharashtra.


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. A.V. Gupta
For the Respondents: Mr. N.R.Rode

Table of Content
1. facts of the case involve the appellant challenging a murder conviction based on circumstantial evidence. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments from both sides regarding evidence interpretation. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court discusses principles of circumstantial evidence and its application. (Para 5 , 6 , 9)
4. ruling against the conviction due to lack of evidence. (Para 24)
5. final ruling issuing acquittal of the appellant. (Para 25)

1. By this appeal, the appellant - accused no.1, has challenged the judgment and order dated 22.01.2016 passed by the Sessions Court, Chandrapur, in Special Case No.70 of 2014, whereby the appellant alone has been convicted and sentenced under S.302, S.201, S.120 - B and 203 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), while the other three accused persons have been acquitted. The appellant has been sentenced to suffer life imprisonment for offence under S.302 of the IPC and shorter sentences of imprisonment for the other offences, with the substantive sentences running concurrently. As there is no eyewitness to the incident, this is a case of circumstantial evidence.

2. The facts of the present case can be summarized as follows: -

(A) The appellant and his deceased w

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