Akash Sunil Mahadik v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Suspension of sentence; bail pending appeal; parity with co-accused; Section 18 MCOC Act confession; corroboration of confession; acquittal under MCOC Act; State v. Nalini (1999) 5 SCC 253; Akash Sunil Mahadik; Nagesh Zhadkar; MCOCA Case No.19/2015; Criminal Appeal No.1279 of 2024; Interim Application No.5129 of 2024; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Revati Mohite Dere; Dr. Neela Gokhale; conviction under Sections 120B r/w 302 and 302 r/w 34 IPC; life imprisonment; 10 years custody; P.R. bond Rs.50,000/-; reside outside Pune Rural.
What did the court decide?
Suspension of the applicant's sentence and enlargement on bail pending hearing and final disposal of Criminal Appeal No. 1279 of 2024, on furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (ii) report to trial court once in four months till disposal of appeal; (iii) keep trial court informed of current address/mobile; (iv) not contact complainant, witnesses or persons concerned with the case; (v) reside outside Pune Rural for 12 months from release; (vi) file undertaking regarding clauses (ii) to (v) within two weeks of release; (vii) two consecutive defaults in appearing before trial court to be reported to the High Court, with liberty to prosecution to seek cancellation of bail. The application stands disposed of in these terms.