State of Maharashtra vs Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

State of Maharashtra vs Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Directions issued: documents enumerated in Exhibit-A and copy of the DVD (part of report vide Exhibit-115) to be supplied to convicts' counsel within four weeks and paper-book updated; Interim Application No.4563 of 2025 disposed of; in Interim Application No.4190 of 2025 reply within two weeks and notice to the complainant through the Officer In-Charge, Kamset Police Station; main matters posted on 13th January 2026 under the heading 'For Directions'.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Registry should be directed to provide to the learned counsel for the convicts legible copies of the documents enumerated in Exhibit-A, including a copy of the DVD which is said to be part of the report vide Exhibit-115. +1 more

Court's answer

The documents enumerated in Exhibit-A, including copy of the DVD, shall be provided to the learned counsel for the convicts within a period of four weeks.

Ratio / Principle

The paper-book prepared by the Registry shall be updated and copies thereof provided to the learned counsel appearing for the parties.

Key takeaways

Interim Application No.4563 of 2025 is disposed of.ratio¶39
In Interim Application No.4190 of 2025, the reply is to be filed within two weeks.ratio¶41
Notice in Interim Application No.4190 of 2025 is to be served on the complainant through the Officer In-Charge of Kamset Police Station.ratio¶42

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Coram: Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ & Gautam A. Ankhad, J.), order dated 09.12.2025 in Confirmation Case No.3 of 2024 with Criminal Appeal Nos.367 and 1262 of 2024 and Interim Application Nos.4563 and 4190 of 2025 — Interim/procedural order: (i) Registry directed to provide to the learned counsel for the convicts the documents enumerated in Exhibit-A, including copy of the DVD forming part of the report vide Exhibit-115, within four weeks, and to update the paper-book with copies to counsel; (ii) I.A.No.4563 of 2025 disposed of accordingly; (iii) in I.A.No.4190 of 2025, reply to be filed within two weeks and notice to be served on the complainant through the Officer In-Charge of Kamset Police Station; (iv) all matters, alongwith pending interim applications, posted on 13th January 2026 under the heading 'For Directions'. No statutory provisions or precedents were dealt with; the order decides no merits issue in the confirmation case or appeals.

BDP

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONFIRMATION CASE NO.3 OF 2024

State of Maharashtra V/s

Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi, Presently in Yerwada Central Prison, Pune.

….Appellant.

….Respondent.

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4563 OF 2025 IN

CONFIRMATION CASE NO.3 OF 2024

Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi …. Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ….Respondent.

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4190 OF 2025 IN

CRIMINAL CONFIRMATION CASE NO.3 OF 2024

Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi …. Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ….Respondent.

WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.367 OF 2024

Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi …. Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra & Anr ….Respondents.

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2627 OF 2025 IN

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.367 OF 2024

Tejas @ Dada Mahipati Dalvi …. Applicant. V/s State of Maharashtra ….Respondent.

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WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1262 OF 2024

Sujata Mahipati Dalvi,

presently in Yerwada Cemtra Prison, Pune. ….Appellant.

V/s

The State of Maharashtra and Ors. … Respondents.

Ms. Rebecca Gonsalves with Ms. Sahana Manjesh for the applicant in Interim Application Nos.4563 of 2025 and 4190 of 2025 and for the appellant in Criminal Appeal Nos.367 of 2024 and for the respondent in Confirmation Case No.3 of 2024.

Mrs M.M. Deshmukh I/C. P.P. with Mr. S.V. Gavand, Addl. P.P. for the respondent-State in the Interim Application Nos.4563 of 2025 and 4190 of 2025 and for the appellant-State in Confirmation Case No.3 of 2024 and for the respondent-State in Criminal Appeal Nos.367 of 2024 and 1262 of 2024.

CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 9^th DECEMBER 2025.

P.C. : INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4563 OF 2025:

This application has been filed for directions to the Registry to provide legible copies of documents description of which has been given vide Exhibit-A at running page no. 9 of the application. The learned counsel for the convicts has further made a prayer for providing copy of the DVD which, according to her, is a part of report vide Exhibit-115.

Let the documents enumerated in Exhibit-A including copy of the DVD be provided to the learned counsel for the convicts within a period of four weeks.

Consequently, the paper-book so prepared by the Registry shall be updated and copies thereof be provided to the learned counsels

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appearing for the parties.

Interim Application No.4563 of 2025 is disposed of.

INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4190 OF 2025:

Let the reply be filed within two weeks.

Let the notice be served to the complainant through the Officer In-Charge of Kamset Police Station.

CONFIRMATION CASENO.3 OF 2024 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.367 OF 2024 WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1262 OF 2024:

Post the matters on 13^th January 2026 alongwith pending interim applications under the heading “For Directions”.

[GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]

BHARAT

DASHARATH PANDIT

Digitally signed by BHARAT DASHARATH PANDIT Date: 2025.12.11 16:20:49 +0530

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