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2026 INSC 522 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1063/2021 CHETAN DASHRATH GADE .… APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .…RESPONDENT(S)

J U D G M E N T

PRASANNA B. VARALE, J

1. The present appeal arises from the impugned judgement dated 15.03.2021 passed by the High Court of judicature at Bombay, in Criminal Appeal No. 1557 of 2018 whereby the High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the appellant and upheld the judgement of Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik wherein the appellant was convicted for the offences under sections 302,201 r/w 34 of the Indian penal code,1860(For short, IPC), and sentenced to undergone life imprisonment and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to suffer two months simple imprisonment.

Signature Not Verified Digitally s igned by NEHA GUPTA Date: 2026.05.21 Reason:

2. For convenience it is to be noted that the present appeal is filed by the accused no. 1, who is the appellant here.

FACTUAL MATRIX

3. Rupali daughter of Babasaheb Kumbharkar (P.W.1) got married to the present appellant on 24th April, 2012. That, she was living in her matrimonial home along with her husband, her in-laws and the a