State of Maharashtra through Police Station Officer Police Station Darwha Dist Yavatmal v. Nandkishor Panjabrao Raut and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Criminal Application (APPA) No. 942/2025 in Criminal Appeal St. No. 9716/2025; State of Maharashtra v. Nandkishor Panjabrao Raut; decided 15.04.2026; coram Urmila Joshi Phalke and Nivedita P. Mehta, JJ.; leave to appeal by State; death by electric shock from electric fencing on agricultural field; negligence; absence of warning notice on fencing; Section 304 Part (I)/(II) IPC and Section 304(A) IPC; trial Court's treatment of minor omissions and contradictions; State held to have arguable points; leave granted; appeal admitted; R & P called.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Application (APPA) No. 942/2025 allowed; leave granted to the State to prefer an appeal; appeal admitted; R & P called for and the appeal to be listed after receipt of R & P. ¶19