The State Of Mah vs Madhav Baliram Kadam And Ors.

ik-196243235 Bombay High Court 22 December 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 293 OF 2005; CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3232 OF 2019; Criminal Appeal No. 293 of 2005; Criminal Application No. 3232 of 2019 • 22 min read

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Case Significance

The State Of Mah vs Madhav Baliram Kadam And Ors. is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 22, 2025 (citation: ik-196243235). The State of Maharashtra and the complainant appealed against an appellate court order acquitting four accused of Section 304 Part II IPC while convicting them under Section 325 IPC with only one year imprisonment for an assault in Mukhed, Nanded. The High Court at Aurangabad maintained the conviction under Section 325 IPC but reduced the sentence from one year to three months considering the long passage of time since the 1994 occurrence. The court also invoked Section 357 CrPC to award Rs 1 The case was heard by Justice Abhay S. Waghwase. Counsel appearing: S. A. Gaikwad (counsel for appellant).

Summary

The State of Maharashtra and the complainant appealed against an appellate court order acquitting four accused of Section 304 Part II IPC while convicting them under Section 325 IPC with only one year imprisonment for an assault in Mukhed, Nanded. The High Court at Aurangabad maintained the conviction under Section 325 IPC but reduced the sentence from one year to three months considering the long passage of time since the 1994 occurrence. The court also invoked Section 357 CrPC to award Rs 10,000 compensation per accused to the complainant, finding the trial court's fine of Rs 5,000 was meagre.

What was the outcome of The State Of Mah vs Madhav Baliram Kadam And Ors.?

The State of Maharashtra and the complainant appealed against an appellate court order acquitting four accused of Section 304 Part II IPC while convicting them under Section 325 IPC with only one year...

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