- 1 - oper.850 rng IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 850 OF 2006 Bharat Pandurang Patil .. Appellant (Orig.Accd) vs The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent Mr.Murtaza Najmi with Ms.Anjali Waghmare for Appellant Mr.S.A.Shaikh APP for Respondent-State CORAM: N.D.DESHPANDE, J DATE: 7th April , 2011 Operative order PER COURT For reasons recorded in the Judgment, following order is passed: ORDER (1) Appeal is allowed. The Appellant/Accused is held not guilty and is acquitted of the charges. (2) The impugned judgment of conviction and - 2 - oper.850 order of sentence dated 7th September, 2006 is quashed and set aside. The appellant is acquitted of the charge under section 498-A IPC and under section 306 IPC. He shall be set at liberty if not required in any other case. Appeal is accordingly allowed and disposed of. N.D.Deshpande, J