Hajimalang Matab Nadaf v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Interim Applications 2255/2024 & 2256/2024 in Criminal Appeal No.655 of 2024; Hajimalang Matab Nadaf v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.; Kotwal & Chandak JJ.; application for suspension of sentence and bail pending appeal rejected/dismissed; conviction under S.307 IPC, Sessions Case No.224 of 2019, Additional Sessions Judge Solapur, life imprisonment and Rs.10,000/- fine; grievous stab injury to stomach/right iliac fossa, vital part; prior conviction under S.304 Part II IPC (C.R.No.145 of 2013, Akkalkot North PS), seven years R.I.; custody since 23/06/2019; decided 10/07/2025.
What did the court decide?
Looking at the nature of the injury — a grievous, dangerous stab wound inflicted on a vital part (stomach/right iliac fossa) — the submissions of the Applicant's counsel that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and that there was no intention to commit murder do not have any force.