APEAL. 257-10 - 1 - VPH IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 257 OF 2010 Laxman Namdeo Bhosale & Ors. ... Appellants Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent *** Mr. Nitin Pradhan, Sr. Counsel i/b Mr. Shekhar Ingawle i/b Kedar J. Patil, for the Appellant Nos. 1 & 2. Mr. A. P. Mundargi, Sr. Counsel a/w Mr. Shekhar Ingawle i/b Mr. Nilesh Patil, for Appellant No. 3. Mrs. R. M. Gadhvi, APP, for the Respondent-State. *** CORAM : V. M. KANADE, & A. M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATE : OCTOBER 10, 2011 PC: . For the reasons separately recorded in the judgment, following order is passed. The criminal appeal is partly allowed. I. The appellants/accused Nos. 2 to 4 are acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the I. P. Code. II. The appellants are, however, convicted for the offence APEAL. 257-10 - 2 - punishable under Section 325 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. The accused Nos. 2 and 3 are sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and to pay fine in the sum of Rs. 2,50,000/- each. So far accused No. 4 is concerned, he is sentenced to suffer the imprisonment for a period which he has already undergone and he shall pay fine of Rs.2,50,000/-. In the case of default in payment of fine, each of the accused shall undergo further imprisonment of two years. The said amount of fine shall be deposited in the trial Court within a period of eight weeks from today. The mother of the deceased and wife of the deceased will be permitted to withdraw the amount of Rs. 3,75,000/- each. . The criminal appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. [A. M. THIPSAY, J.] [ V. M. KANADE, J.]