Vikas Rammurat Mishra v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Suspension of sentence; bail pending criminal appeal; Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC; Section 304 Part II IPC versus Section 302 IPC; heat of passion; grudge against deceased; stabbing with vegetable/kitchen knife; death of Vijaykumar; assault on PW No. 1 Mala Giri; Sessions Case No. 150 of 2022; Additional Sessions Judge Greater Mumbai; PR bond Rs. 50,000/- with local sureties; Wadala Police Station monthly reporting condition; cancellation of bail on consecutive defaults; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Gadkari and Khata JJ.; Vikas Rammurat Mishra v. State of Maharashtra.
What did the court decide?
Suspension of the substantive sentence imposed by Judgment and Order dated 2 April 2025 in Sessions Case No. 150 of 2022 and release of the Applicant on bail on furnishing a PR bond of Rs. 50,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) disclosure of prospective residential address and contactable mobile/landline number before release; (ii) attendance at Wadala Police Station, Mumbai on every first Monday of each month between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon initially for one year, thereafter on the first Monday of every third calendar month (four times a year), till disposal of the Appeal; (iii) liberty to the prosecution to apply for cancellation of bail upon two consecutive defaults.