Balu Atmaram Chavan v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Balu Atmaram Chavan v. State of Maharashtra, Bombay High Court, IA No. 4772 of 2024 in Crl. Appeal No. 1087 of 2023, decided 17-02-2025. Suspension of sentence and bail pending appeal refused where applicant (father of deceased victim) convicted under S.376(2)(f) IPC and Ss.4 & 6 POCSO Act to life imprisonment; prima facie complicity shown by mother's evidence, medical evidence and S.164 CrPC statement of victim; trial conviction dated 09-11-2017 by Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in SS Case No. 255/2015; applicant in custody ~10 years; appeal listed for final hearing 07-04-2025; paperbook to be furnished to appointed counsel Sushant N. Mhatre; APP Aashish Satpute for State. Keywords: suspension of sentence, bail pending appeal, POCSO, rape, S.164 statement, legal services authority, life conviction, child victim.
What did the court decide?
The Applicant is the father of the victim (deceased); prima facie, the evidence on record — the evidence of the mother of the victim, the medical evidence and the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure — shows the complicity of the Applicant.