IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1253 OF 2019 Raju Kshatriya @ Raju Nepali @

Tapan Sarveshwar Das ..Appellant Versus The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2741 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1253 OF 2019 __________

Mr. D. G. Khamkar for the Appellant.

Ms. Kranti T. Hiwrale, APP for State/Respondent.

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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATE : 27 JUNE 2025 JUDGMENT: ( Per Sarang V. Kotwal, J. )

1. The Appellant has challenged the Judgment and order dated 22.07.2016 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, in Sessions Case No.45 of 2015. The Appellant was convicted for commission of the offence punishable under section 302 of the I.P.C. and was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.10000/- and in Digitally signed by VINOD VINOD BHASKAR BHASKAR GOKHALE GOKHALEDate:

2025.07.02 +0530 default to suffer R.I. for one year.

2. Heard Mr. Khamkar, learned counsel for the Appellant and Ms. Kranti Hiwrale, learned APP for the State.

3. The prosecution case is that the deceased Virendra Kumar and the Appellant were working as the labourers und