Vikrant @ Vikki vs The State Of Maharashtra on 4 August, 2026

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Vikrant @ Vikki vs The State Of Maharashtra on 4 August, 2026

     ITEM NO.31                              COURT NO.3                 SECTION II-A
                                   S U P R E M E C O U R T O F      I N D I A
                                           RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

     Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)                   No(s).    8020/2016

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 10-08-2016
     in CRLA No. 836/2015 passed by the High Court of Judicature at
     Bombay at Aurangabad]

     VIKRANT @ VIKKI & ORS.                                              Petitioner(s)

                                                    VERSUS

     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA                                            Respondent(s)

     IA No. 17060/2016 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED
     JUDGMENT

Date : 04-08-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

SPONSORED

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN

For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Atul Babasaheb Dakh, AOR
Mr. Diganta Gogoi, Adv.

Mr. Praveen Kumar Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Vikram Singh Dogra, Adv.

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submitted that the

petitioners have undergone the sentence imposed by the Trial

Court and which was affirmed by the High Court by the impugned

judgment. In the circumstances, consideration of this special

leave petition is wholly academic.

However, the concern of the petitioners is regarding
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
NEETU SACHDEVA
Date: 2026.08.06
Order dated 26.10.2016 passed by this Court wherein this Court
17:09:28 IST
Reason:

has observed prima facie that the acquittal of the petitioners

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under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) by the

High Court may not have been as per law. Hence, show cause

notice was issued to the petitioners as to why the

conviction under Section 306 of the IPC as recorded by the

Trial Court could not be sustained.

For immediate reference, the said order is extracted as

under –

“The petitioner No.1 along with others was charged for
offences punishable under Sections 452, 354, 294, 504,
506, 323, 306 and 143 read with Section 149 of the
Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. The Trial Court
convicted all the accused persons including the
petitioner no.1 of all the aforesaid charges. However,
the High Court has acquitted the petitioner and few
others of the charges leveled under Sections 452 and
306 of the IPC.

Prima facie, we are of the view that acquittal
under Section 306 of the IPC is not as per law.
Therefore, issue show cause 2 notice to the petitioner
as to why the conviction under Section 306 of the IPC
as recorded by the Trial Court is not sustained.

Reply be filed by the petitioner within six
weeks.

Notice shall also be issued to the State of
Maharashtra, returnable in six weeks.

Insofar as conviction for the offences upheld by
the High Court is concerned, against which the present
special leave petition is filed, no notice is issued
at this stage.”

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that having

regard to the facts and circumstances of this case and

particularly bearing in mind that the High Court has acquitted

the petitioners under Section 306 of the IPC and the

petitioners have already undergone the sentence under Sections

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451 and 354 of the IPC, we do not find any reason to consider

this special leave petition any furhter.

In the circumstances, we do not find any reason to

proceed further in the special leave petition pursuant to

order dated 26.10.2016.

The special leave petition is according disposed having

regard to the aforesaid discussion.

Pending application(s) shall stand disposed of.

(NEETU SACHDEVA)                                          (DIVYA BABBAR)
DEPUTY REGISTRAR                                          COURT MASTER (NSH)