Santosh Chandru Thorat v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
POCSO appeal; interlocutory directions order; impleadment of victim's grand-mother as party respondent; non-disclosure of identity of victim's relative/witness (PW-29); notice to added respondent; confirmation case; Investigating Officer to inform Respondent No.2 of pendency and next date; Bombay High Court Criminal Appeal No. 965 of 2024; Santosh Chandru Thorat v. State of Maharashtra; adjourned to 17.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: grand-mother of the victim to be added as party respondent without disclosing her identity (amendment forthwith); notice to the added Respondent returnable on the next date; I.O. to inform Respondent No.2 of pendency of proceedings including the confirmation case and the next listing date; matter stood over to 17.02.2025 for directions. ¶21