High CourtsSingle Bench

ng dh uk m W dg v vs St t of h sht

Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench · Decided on 13 August 2026

HON’BLE JUDGES
S. W W S, J
RESULT
Appeal allowed
CASE NUMBER
PP .

CourtKutchehry membership

More clarity. Every judgment.

Download court copies, explore connected cases and make more of every research session.

Loading membership options…

CourtKutchehry membership

More clarity. Every judgment.

Download court copies, explore connected cases and make more of every research session.

Loading membership options…

Ask AI about this case

AI Structured Summary

Not yet generated for this judgment

Judgment

34 paragraphs · 3,601 words

2026:BHC-AUG:35422

PP . ng dh uk m W dg v , g 58 y s, ccu t on S v c n m n, /o : Kund w d , uk o , st ct nd d. ... nt [ g. ccus d] V sus St t of h sht ... s ond nt ..... . oyd h tt j , dvoc t fo th nt. . V. V. h g d , PP fo th s ond nt St t . ..… : S. W W S , . s v d on : . 8. P onounc d on : 3. 8. : . onv ct n S c ( ) s o. of 4 fo off nc und S ct ons , 3( )( ) nd 3( ) of th P v nt on of o u t on ct, 988 (P ct), h by t k s xc t on to th judgm nt nd o d of conv ct on d t d 3 . . ss d by n d dd t on S ss ons udg , o n bov S c s .

[ ]

. h b f sn shot of os cut on sto y n t cou t s th t, on

5.

5. 3, o d d t uck g v d sh nd c us d d m g to th P nd ct c ty o s t P tod . S utho t s v s t d th s ot, but th ct c ty su y, mo t cu y to th n n wh ch com n nt oh n dd mw nd n n oth s d d, w s not sto d nd th fo v s t w s d to th off c by t nd ng c t on, nd n th t cont xt ccus d W dg v ( s nt nt) ccom n d by two off c ssoc t s n m y o nd z k d v s t nd ccus d W dg v to d com n nt th t s. / w h v to b d to st t th conn ct on. s com n nt w s not w ng to y b b , h o ch d off c , g v com nt xh b t . h s w s fo ow d by ng m nt of t by th utho t s, . . by ng g ng sh dow nch nd m k ng com n nt nd sh dow nch o ch ccus d w th vo c co d d s w s t nt d cu ncy. ccus d d m nd d b b nd ft h nd ng ov th t nt d cu ncy nd on y of s gn by com n nt, d ng ty h nd d ccus d, os cut on w s unch d g nst h m nd f n y h w s t d nd so conv ct d by n d S ss ons ou t s bov .

[ ] S S V V

3.

PW t xh b t 9 d os d th t, two months o to

5.

5. 3, th P nst d by S got d m g d du to d sh g v n by t uck, s su t of wh ch ct c o s got u oot d nd ct c ty su y w s d s u t d. S utho t s w o ch d nd off c kw d ssu d to s nd n m n to st t th ct c ty su y, nd cco d ng y sons n m y W dg v ( s nt nt), o nd z k c m . cco d ng to com n nt, n m n W dg v d m nd d s. / to sto th ct c ty su y. s h w s not nt st d n y ng b b , h o ch d utho t s nd g v com n nt xh b t , wh ch w s fo ow d by nn ng of t by ng g ng nch , oc du of t w s x n d nd d monst t d to both of th m nd th w s c f c nst uct ons to y s gn on d m nd nd cc t nc . n 4 h st t d th t, h d th mount to th ccus d, g v s gn by d o ng d st nd mm d t y nv st g t ng ff c c m w th d ng ty nd c ught ccus d d h nd d.

4.

PW Su y k nt s th sh dow nch nd h , n h s d os t on t xh b t 9, st t d th t h w s c d t off c to ct s nch ,

[3]

h h d g v nc of com n nt, v f d h s com n nt nd nd d h s s gn tu . h n h d os d bout off c co d ng vo c s m of both, com n nt nd nch nd g v ng d ct ons to o ch ccus d nd cco d ng y th y ch d th s ot wh com n nt sk d ccus d to st t h s conn ct on nd ccus d sk d th com n nt wh th h b ought mount of s. / , u on wh ch ccus d w s to d by com n nt to st t th wo k of ct c ty conn ct on nd th t h w com b ck w th mon y. ft such conv s t on, th y tu n d b ck to s ot wh j w s k d nd nv st g t ng ff c w s s d bout th conv s t on nd m n t b ng d. n 3 h d os d th t cco d ng y, h nd com n nt ch d th c of wo k of ccus d wh ccus d d m nd d mon y f om th com n nt nd cco d ng y mount w s h nd d ov nd com n nt y d th s gn . so d os d th t, ccus d m d st t m nt n w t ng b fo th Sub St t on off c .

5.

PW3 s th s nct on ng utho ty who cco d d s nct on to os cut v d xh b t 8.

[4]

. PW4 s th nv st g t ng ff c who n t d v nts s nc c t of com nt t x cut on of m n t by h nd ng th ccus d. S SS S n b h f of th nt/ ccus d : . n d couns fo th nt wou d o nt out th t n f ct, n t cou t, os cut on h s m s b y f d to subst nt t th t th w s d m nd t th nst nc of th ccus d. n th s count n d couns took th s ou t th ough th x m n t on n ch f of com n nt PW , mo t cu y 4, nd wou d o nt out th t, f om h s t st mony t s m g ng th t, th w s no d m nd nd d ct y mount h s b n d. wou d st nuous y subm t th t ccus d do s not d sown c v ng th mount but th s m w s not g g t f c t on o b b mount s s os d by os cut on. th , t s subm tt d th t, th mount w s tow ds bou ch g s. v n th com n nt h s, wh und c oss, t d y dm tt d bout h g ng to y th bou ch g s. bou s w so s nt t th s ot nd th y so n m d. ow v , th bou ch g s m sconst u d nd m s nt t d s b b mount nd conv ct on h s b n nd d by th t cou t.

[5]

8.

n d couns o nt d out th t, th w s ov wh m ng v d nc n su o t of bov d f nc of ccus d th t th mount cc t d w s tow ds bou ch g s nd not tow ds b b . n d couns nv t d tt nt on of th ou t to th commun c t on t th nst nc of com n nt cknow dg ng d n ss to y th bou ch g s, wh ch s m k d t xh b t 5.

9.

n d couns so o nt d out th t, n th m mo ndum st t m nt g v n t th s ot, bov st nd of ccus d w s m d known to th nv st g t ng ff c nd h so took th s ou t th ough th s d m mo ndum st t m nt t g 58 of th m mo. . n d couns wou d so dd th t h , w tn ss s h d o o tun ty to go th ough th nv st g t on s wh d os ng n th ou t nd no o m ss on of th cou t w s obt n d to do so nd th fo , n v w of th judgm nt of th s ou t t g u n Su sh s/o Pu ushott m sht nk v. h St t of h sht 5 ( ) 4 43, h u g s to d sc d th t st mony of com n nt s w s sh dow nch .

[ ]

. st y o nt d out th t, th s sc t of conv s t on on co d nd th s m so c t go c y shows th t th conv s t on w s on th o nt of bou ch g s nd noth ng b yond. . ow v cco d ng to n d couns , bov v d nc h s not b n co ct y c t d by n d t cou t nd on ssum t ons nd sum t ons, conc us on h s b n d wn th t th mount c v d w s on y nd on y b b mount nd not bou ch g s. o s d nco ct c t on, h u g s to ow th . n b h f of th s ond nt St t :

3.

n nsw to bov , n d PP wou d su o t th judgm nt nd o d of conv ct on. cco d ng to h m, S s not x ct d to vy bou ch g s f om custom s fo su y of ss nt s v c s k ct c ty su y. took th s ou t th ough th cont nts of com nt nd wou d subm t th t, t s c t go c y st t d th n th t th w s d m nd of b b . cco d ng to h m, though com n nt dm tt d n c oss th t th mount d w s tow ds bou ch g s, th s no such ov s on to c v o y bou ch g s to ov nm nt und t k ng. h t, mo ov , s d w tn ss n ch f h s su o t d os cut on nd th fo so much t of h s

[ ]

v d nc c n s f y b d, nd w s so ght y don by n d t cou t. cco d ng to h m, d f nc ut fo th s f s nd ft thought nd w s th fo ght y d sc d d by th t cou t. o bov sons h ys to not to d stu b th sound nd son d f nd ngs ch d t by n d t cou t. S S S

4.

h m n g ound on wh ch th ust s h v y c d s th t, com n nt h ms f dm tt d bout mount d to b tow ds bou ch g s nd not tow ds b b mount. n th b ckd o of such subm ss ons, v d nc of com n nt s v s t d. s o nt d out, n h s t st mony t xh b t 9, f st y n g h 4 wh ch t ns to th m n t , com n nt h s not d os d bout d m nd b ng s d by ccus d, nd wh t h st t s s bout off c g v ng d ct ons th t ft ym nt of mount, to g v s gn by d o ng d st f om shou d nd th t h d th mount to th ccus d. nt y, th s no wh s bout ny d m nd b ng ut u by ccus d. o tt m t s m d by PP n th t cou t to x m n th s w tn ss on bov o nt.

[8]

5.

n c oss 8, th s c dm ss on by com n nt th t off c s of S h d to d h m th t, to f x th o s nd w s, h h d to y th bou ch g s nd h fu th dm tt d th t, h kn w o to odg ng com nt th t h h d to y s. / s bou ch g s nd th t h h d g d to y th s m . so dm tt d bout s nd ng ch t to th ccus d w t ng th n th t h w s dy to y s. / wh th wo k w s n og ss. so dm tt d th t, Sh kh mz n, Sh kh K s m nd th oth s w s nt s bou s nd n h s s nc , s w s n s nc of bou s, ch g s of s. / w f x d. g n dm tt d h v ng d s. / s bou ch g s. . h fo , f om bov nsw s n c oss, th s ms to b c dm ss on by com n nt g d ng ym nt of s. / tow ds bou ch g s. v n n m s of th bou s su d by h m. . t f om bov , s o nt d out, xh b t 5, wh ch s got dm tt d th ough com n nt g d ng s. / b ng co ct d f om oth s to b d tow ds bou ch g s, s shown to b d t d

3.

4. 3 . . o to com nt d t d 5. 5. 3.

[9]

8.

k w s , n c oss of PW 8, th s dm ss on th t on Sh kh mz n nd two oth bou s w s nt ong w th th ccus d nd t th t m of s ot nch n , com n nt m d st t m nt th t th mount wh ch h s go ng to b d s bou ch g s nd ccus d c d bou s to co ct th mon y.

9.

h s so t nsc t of conv s t on b tw n com n nt nd ccus d wh n th t ks of bou ym nt. ons qu nt y, th s m t to show th t, d m nd w s tow ds bou ch g s. v n n m s of th bou s who w s nt th h v com on co d. . n d t cou t, n ts judgm nt g h 3 h s d t nd d scuss d th bov c oss of com n nt, but n 5, by t k ng nto ccount th d t of x m n t on n ch f nd th d t of h s c oss, h s d wn nf nc th t w tn ss s won ov nd th t m nt v h s b n ut z d fo w nn ng ov th w tn ss s. ow v , th s s ms to b m ssum t on d wn o su m s by t cou t. , not on y com n nt h s dm tt d bout t ks of bou ch g s, but v n nd nd nt sh dow nch , n 8 of h s c oss h s dm tt d to th bov xt nt. ou d w th t, th s xh b t 5

[ ]

t th nst nc of com n nt cknow dg ng h s d n ss to b bou ch g s of s. / . Such m t c nnot b b ush d s d o ov ook d. . hough n d PP wou d subm t th t th s no ov s on to vy ch g s fo bou ym nt fo ov nm nt und t k ng k S nd th t mount d m nd d s b b tt ct ng S ct on of th P ct, h , n m s of v y bou s ccom ny ng ccus d h v com on co d. . h fo , fo bov sons, nt succ ds on th counts. st y, th to b no v f c t on of d m nd got don o to t . S cond y, com n nt f ng to m nt on bout d m nd s d nd h d ct y s ks of h nd ng ov t nt d cu ncy. v n th son ccom ny ng com n nt n m y, S d sh v v , who cou d h v b n th b st w tn ss s on th o nt of d m nd, s not x m n d. h d y, th to b m t sugg st ng d m nd m d tow ds bou ch g s nd not b b . nc , th fo ow ng o d : . h s ow d.

[ ]

. h conv ct on w d d to th nt ng dh uk m W dg v by n d dd t on S ss ons udg , o , n S c ( ) s o. of 4 und S ct ons , 3( )( ) nd 3( ) of th P ct on 3 . . st nds qu sh d nd s t s d . . h nt ng dh uk m W dg v st nds cqu tt d of th off nc un sh b und S ct ons , 3( )( ) nd 3( ) of th P ct. V. h b bonds of th nt st nd c nc d. V. n mount d os t d, f ny, b fund d to th nt ft th st tuto y od. V . t s c f d th t th s no ch ng s g ds th o d g d ng d s os of mudd m . [ S. W W S , .]

[ ]