Appeals-957-393-71-326 1 Dixit IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.957 OF 2005 Prem Mahant Sahani @ Tadipar ... Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ALONG WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.393 OF 2005 Satish Gajanan Khadpe ... Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent AND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.71 OF 2006 Degreeprasad Tameshwar Paswan @ Muchchad ... Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent AND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.326 OF 2007 Suresh Dudhnath Yadav ... Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent None for the Appellant in Cr. Appeal No.393 of 2005. Mr. Gole for the Appellant in Cr. Appeal No.326 of 2007. Mr. Arfan Sait for the Appellants in Cr. Appeal Nos.957 of 2005 & 71 of 2006. None for the Respondent. CORAM:- A.M. THIPSAY, J. DATED :- 7 TH OCTOBER, 2011. Appeals-957-393-71-326 2 Dixit P.C. : . For the reasons separately recorded in the Oral Judgment, the following order is passed :- “OPERATIVE ORDER” (i). In the result, the Criminal Appeals are allowed. The order of conviction of the Appellants, as recorded by the Special Judge, and the sentences imposed upon the Appellants are set aside. (ii). The Appellants stand acquitted. They (each of them) be set at liberty forthwith unless required to be detained in connection with some other case. (iii). Fine, if paid, be refunded to them. (iv). Writ of the order be expedited. [A.M. THIPSAY, J.]