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2026 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 3630

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
MANISH PITALE, SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ
Babu Sakharam Dive – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shrirang Katneshwarkar, Sandeep Gupta
For the Respondents: Sangita Phad

Table of Content
1. prosecution alleges rioting assault causing death. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9)
2. arguments cite fir delay, discrepancies, witness reliability. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
3. nc irregularities not fatal absent evidence failure. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
4. eyewitness contradictions on time, place undermine case. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26)
5. no specific fatal blow attribution to appellants. (Para 27 , 28 , 29)
6. parity requires equal acquittal; s.34 needs prior concert. (Para 30 , 31 , 32)
7. weapons must shown to doctor; fall possible cause. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37)
8. sudden quarrel lacks murder intention. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41)
9. injured witnesses need corroboration amid contradictions. (Para 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49)
10. acquittal for reasonable doubt in prosecution proof. (Para 50 , 51 , 52)

JUDGMENT (Per Shreeram Shirsat, J.)

1. The present Appeal has been filed by the Appellants challenging the Impugned Judgment and Order dated 21.09.2012 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik in Sessions Case No. 41/2010 whereby the Appellants have been convicted under section 302 r.w. section 34 of the Indian Penal Code

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