Pawan S/O. Deelip Sarwade vs The State Of Maharashtra

ik-143793163 Bombay High Court 17 December 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.525 OF 2020; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.463 OF 2020; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.449 OF 2020 • 24 min read

Judges (2)

Mehroz K. Pathan Coram Sandipkumar C. More Delivered

Counsel (4)

A. D. Ostwal Counsel Appellant A.V. Lavte Counsel Respondent P. P. More Counsel Appellant Prakashsingh B. Patil Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Alim @ Mangal Fattulal Sayyad Appellant Pawan Deelip Sarwade Appellant Rohit Balaji Waghmare Appellant

Case Significance

Pawan S/O. Deelip Sarwade vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 17, 2025 (citation: ik-143793163). Three co-accused appealed their convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder in Latur. The Aurangabad Bench acquitted accused No.2 (Pawan) and No.3 (Alim) finding insufficient evidence of common intention, but maintained accused No.1 (Rohit)'s culpability while converting his conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II IPC, reducing his sentence to time already served. The bench comprised Justices Mehroz K. Pathan and Sandipkumar C. More. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sandipkumar C. More. Counsel appearing: A. D. Ostwal (counsel for appellant), A.V. Lavte (counsel for respondent), P. P. More (counsel for appellant), Prakashsingh B. Patil (counsel for appellant).

Summary

Three co-accused appealed their convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder in Latur. The Aurangabad Bench acquitted accused No.2 (Pawan) and No.3 (Alim) finding insufficient evidence of common intention, but maintained accused No.1 (Rohit)'s culpability while converting his conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part II IPC, reducing his sentence to time already served.

What was the outcome of Pawan S/O. Deelip Sarwade vs The State Of Maharashtra?

Three co-accused appealed their convictions under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder in Latur. The Aurangabad Bench acquitted accused No.2 (Pawan) and No.3 (Alim) finding insufficient evi...

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