Prabhat S/O Shriram Gour v. State of Maharashtra Thr P.S. Jaripatka Nagpur
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application rejected; offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC; Crime No. 462/2024, Police Station Jaripatka, Nagpur; applicant is brother of deceased; death by ligature strangulation; case based on circumstantial evidence; deceased under influence of liquor restrained by family members (applicant and his mother holding him) when he collapsed; witness statements show applicant's involvement; charge-sheet filed, investigation complete; Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, single judge Urmila Joshi-Phalke; decided 20 March 2025; no monetary amount involved.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the investigation papers, the court recorded that the deceased, who had come home under the influence of liquor, made hue and cry and broken articles, and while the family tried to control him, the applicant and his mother were holding the deceased when he collapsed; the post-mortem showed death due to ligature strangulation, and the statements of various witnesses show the involvement of the applicant in the alleged offence.