1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.357 OF 2001 APPEAL NO.357 OF 2001 APPEAL NO.357 OF 2001 WITH WITH WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 13 OF 2000 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 13 OF 2000 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 13 OF 2000 --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Office Office Office Notes, Office Notes, Office Notes, Office Court’s Court’s Court’s or Judge’s or Judge’s or Judge’s Memoranda Memoranda Memoranda of Coram, of Coram, of Coram, order order order appearance, appearance, appearance, Court’s orders Court’s orders Court’s orders or or or directions & Registrar’s directions & Registrar’s directions & Registrar’s orders orders orders --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Mr.H.E.Mooman for Appellant Mr.D.S.Mhaispurkar APP for Respts & Ms.Sharmila Kaushik for Appellant Mr.D.S.Mhaispurkar APP for Respts Coram: Coram: Coram: J.N.Patel & J.N.Patel & J.N.Patel & Smt Smt Smt Roshan Dalvi, JJ Roshan Dalvi, JJ Roshan Dalvi, JJ Date: Date: Date: 19th June, 2006 19th June, 2006 19th June, 2006 For reasons separately recorded, both the appeals are allowed. The judgment and order dated 29th October, 1999 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay in Sessions Case No.42 of 1998 finding the appellants guilty for offence punishable under section 302 read with section 120B of IPC is quashed and set aside and they stand acquitted of the charge. 2 Their convictions and sentence under section 201 of IPC is also quashed and set aside and they are acquitted of the said charge. The appellant (Original Accused) Phillips John Baptist who is in jail be released forthwith if not required in any other case. The appellant (Original Accused) Satyanarayan Vithal Ambat is concerned, he is on bail. His bail bonds stand cancelled. (J.N.Patel,J) (J.N.Patel,J) (J.N.Patel,J) (Smt (Smt (Smt Roshan Dalvi, J) Roshan Dalvi, J) Roshan Dalvi, J) 3