Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse vs The State Of Maharashtra

insc-2025-1266 Supreme Court of India 29 October 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1755 OF 2011 • 25 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970 Supreme Court Act

Judges (2)

Prashant Kumar Mishra Coram Vipul M. Pancholi Delivered

Parties (2)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse Appellant

Case Significance

Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 29, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1266). Three appellants convicted by the High Court (reversing acquittal) for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, finding the High Court correctly held the trial court's acquittal was unsustainable based on consistent eyewitness and medical evidence. The bench comprised Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M. Pancholi. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vipul M. Pancholi.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 11 case citations.

Summary

Three appellants convicted by the High Court (reversing acquittal) for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, finding the High Court correctly held the trial court's acquittal was unsustainable based on consistent eyewitness and medical evidence.

What was the outcome of Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse vs The State Of Maharashtra?

Three appellants convicted by the High Court (reversing acquittal) for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, finding ...

Statutes Cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Indian Penal Code, 1860
s 149
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970
Supreme Court Act
s 2(a)

Cases Cited (11)

IN (11)
(1973) 2 SCC 793 (1989) 1 SCC 437 (2007) 4 SCC 415 (2010) 4 SCC 573 (2010) 5 SCC 81 (2012) 10 SCC 383 (2020) 5 SCC 160 (2023) 10 SCC 134 (2023) 14 SCC 63 2025 INSC 1266 AIR 1965 SC 202

Cited By (1)

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Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse vs The State Of Maharashtra

Judgment

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