Green Gene Enviro Protection And ... vs The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its ...

ik-40996962 Bombay High Court 24 December 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 68 OF 2020; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 102 OF 2020; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1777 OF 2019 • 78 min read

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Case Significance

Green Gene Enviro Protection And ... vs The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its... is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-40996962). Three connected criminal appeals challenging conviction under Sections 376(2)(g), 302, 201, and 34 IPC for gang rape and murder of a victim in Vita, Sangli district. The court conducted a detailed 65-page analysis and found serious doubts about the veracity of the prosecution story, including inconsistencies in witness testimony, gaps in the chain of circumstantial evidence, and questions about the reliability of the investigation. All three appellants were acquitted on benefit of doubt, thei The bench comprised Justices Shyam C. Chandak and Suman Shyam. The judgment was delivered by Justice Suman Shyam.

Summary

Three connected criminal appeals challenging conviction under Sections 376(2)(g), 302, 201, and 34 IPC for gang rape and murder of a victim in Vita, Sangli district. The court conducted a detailed 65-page analysis and found serious doubts about the veracity of the prosecution story, including inconsistencies in witness testimony, gaps in the chain of circumstantial evidence, and questions about the reliability of the investigation. All three appellants were acquitted on benefit of doubt, their conviction and sentence set aside, and they were ordered to be released from Kolhapur Central Prison forthwith.

What was the outcome of Green Gene Enviro Protection And ... vs The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its...?

Three connected criminal appeals challenging conviction under Sections 376(2)(g), 302, 201, and 34 IPC for gang rape and murder of a victim in Vita, Sangli district. The court conducted a detailed 65-...

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