Ganesh Vitthal Bhangare v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Suspension of sentence and bail pending appeal refused — Ganesh Vitthal Bhangare v. State of Maharashtra, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Interim Application No. 4814 of 2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 792 of 2021, decided 10-10-2025 by A.S. Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale, JJ. Key elements: murder of Ganesh Savant; Applicant gave fatal knife blow to chest; blade broken and lodged in chest; handle recovered from scene; nine injuries; perforating injury, lung perforated, crack 14.4 cms; fatality opined by Medical Officer PW No. 20; eye-witnesses PW Nos. 1, 6, 12, 14; discrepancies in PW No. 10; no re-appreciation of evidence at bail stage; strong prima facie case; motive revolved around Applicant; application rejected.
What did the court decide?
It is settled law that at the stage of such an application the Court cannot re-appreciate the entire evidence on record; consequently the discrepancies urged from PW No. 10's testimony cannot be reweighed here.