J-cr-apeal-621-98.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 621 OF 1998

Sanjay @ Sanjeev Hanmant Nikam

Age 27 years, Occ. Service

R/o. Urul (Polachiwadi), Taluka Patan

Dist. Satara

..Appellant

Vs.

The State of Maharashtra

(to be served through the

learned Public Prosecutor

High Court (A.S.), Bombay)

..Respondent

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Mr. H.S. Venegaonkar a/w. Mr. Saurabh Kshirsagar for the

Appellant.

Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent – State

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CORAM :

PRASANNA B. VARALE &

N.R.BORKAR, JJ.

RESERVED ON

:

20.07.2021.

PRONOUNCED ON

:

09.02.2022.

JUDGMENT (PER: N.R. BORKAR, J.)

1]

This appeal takes an exception to the judgment and

order dated 13.07.1998 passed by Additional Sessions Judge,

Satara in Sessions Case No. 190 of 1995. By the impugned

judgment and order, the appellant who was accused before

Dinesh Sherla

1/14

DINESH

SADANAND

SHERLA

Digitally signed by

DINESH SADANAND

SHERLA

Date: 2022.02.09

14:57:57 +0500

J-cr-apeal-621-98.doc

the trial court, has been convicted for the ofence punishable

under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’) and

sentenced to sufer R.I. for Life. T