Akshay Alias Bajrang Sudhakar Thorat v. the State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC12 Aug 2025APPLN/3106/2025

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What is this about?

SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 - inclusion of victim or legal heirs essential in criminal appeal - leave to add father of deceased as Respondent No. 2 - notice returnable within two weeks - APP to secure service through police station - Akshay alias Bajrang Sudhakar Thorat v. State of Maharashtra - Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench - 19.09.2025 - Cri.Appln. 3106/2025 in APEAL/602/2025.

What did the court decide?

Leave granted to add the father of the deceased as Respondent No. 2 within one week in the criminal application as well as the main appeal; after the amendment, notice to Respondent No. 2 returnable within two weeks; APP to direct the concerned police station for service; matter stood over to 10.10.2025. ¶¶14

Akshay Alias Bajrang Sudhakar Thorat vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

In a criminal appeal concerning an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, whether the victim or his legal heirs must be included, and consequently whether leave should be granted to add the father of the deceased as Respondent No. 2 in the application and the main appeal.

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Court's answer

Since the offence against the accused is under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the inclusion of the victim or his legal heirs is essential in the matter.

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Ratio / Principle

Leave is granted to add the name of the father of the deceased as Respondent No. 2 within one week, in the criminal application as well as in the main appeal.

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Key takeaways

After the amendment adding the father of the deceased is carried out, notice is to be issued to Respondent No. 2, returnable within two weeks thereafter.ratio¶¶16
The learned APP is requested to direct the concerned police station about the service of notice on Respondent No. 2.ratio¶¶17

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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Sandipkumar C. More and Mehroz K. Pathan, JJ.), 19 September 2025, in Criminal Application No. 3106 of 2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 602 of 2025 (Akshay alias Bajrang Sudhakar Thorat v. State of Maharashtra): noting that the offence against the accused is under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the Court held that inclusion of the victim or his legal heirs is essential. Leave was granted to add the father of the deceased as Respondent No. 2 within one week in the application as well as the main appeal. Upon completion of the amendment, notice to Respondent No. 2 is to be issued returnable within two weeks, with the learned APP requested to direct the concerned police station regarding service. Matter stood over to 10.10.2025.

Akshay Alias Bajrang Sudhakar Thorat v. the State of Maharashtra

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