Case Note & Summary
The present proceedings pertain to Criminal Appeal No. 798 of 2018 before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in its Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction. The appellant, Dattu alias Datta Bhika Tongare, a convict confined at Nashik Central Prison, challenged his conviction by filing the appeal. The respondent is the State of Maharashtra. The appeal was argued by learned counsel Mr. Kavin Bookseller along with Mr. Rohan J. Dave for the appellant, and Mr. K. V. Saste, Additional Public Prosecutor, represented the State. The division bench comprised Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Gokhale. The court reserved its judgment on 26th March 2025 and pronounced it on 7th April 2025. The judgment was authored by Justice Revati Mohite Dere. Beyond these preliminary details, the provided text does not contain the substantive part of the judgment, including the statement of facts, the charges framed, the trial court proceedings, the grounds of appeal, the submissions of the parties, the legal issues considered, the reasoning of the court, or the final operative order. Therefore, a detailed factual and legal analysis is not possible. The extract serves only to identify the case number, parties, counsel, and the dates of hearing and pronouncement. As such, any further extraction would be based on conjecture and not on the text provided.
Issue of Consideration
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.798 OF 2018
