Sameerkumar Prakash Awasare vs The State Of Maharashtra
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Sameerkumar Prakash Awasare vs The State Of Maharashtra on 5 January, 2024

Author: Revati Mohite Dere

Bench: Revati Mohite Dere

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                              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                             CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 643 OF 2008


                    Sameerkumar Prakash Awasare                         ... Appellant
                                    Versus
                    The State of Maharashtra                            ... Respondent

                    Mr. Aniket Vagal a/w Ms. Savvy Kolhekar, Mr. Divesh Mehani
                    and Mr. Kunal Nitin Pednekar for the Appellant

                    Ms. P. P. Shinde, A.P.P for the Respondent-State

                                                         CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE &
                                                                    MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

th FRIDAY, 5 JANUARY 2024

P.C :

1 For the reasons separately recorded, following

operative order is passed :

OPERATIVE ORDER

i) The Appeal is allowed;

ii) The impugned judgment and order dated 30th

June 2008, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge,

11-APEAL-643-2008.doc

Ratnagiri in Sessions Case No.8/2007, convicting and

sentencing the appellant, is quashed and set-aside;

iii) The appellant is acquitted of the offence, with

which he is charged. The appellant be set at liberty

forthwith, if not required in any other case.

iv) The fine amount, if paid, be refunded to the

appellant.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this

operative order.

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J. REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.