SHIRIKANT ANANDRAO BHASALE Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
LAWS(SC)-2002-9-70
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on September 26,2002

SHRIKANT ANANDRAO BHOSALE Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

PANEERSELVAM VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2017-12-91] [REFERRED TO]
SHER SINGH @ MULLU VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2017-4-61] [REFERRED TO]
RAMCHANDRA VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-12-382] [REFERRED TO]
SURYAKANT J. GAWDE VS. STATE [LAWS(BOM)-2020-1-239] [REFERRED TO]
BHATU S/O HIMMAT AKHADE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-8-62] [REFERRED TO]
JANARDAN @ SHANKAR TUKARAM BAING VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2021-3-180] [REFERRED TO]
WX VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2018-3-487] [REFERRED TO]
VITHAL ABASAHEB CHAVAN VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-7-77] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAN LAL ALIAS RANJAN MOHAN BHATNAGAR VS. STATE NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2011-8-300] [REFERRED TO]
PARSHADI LAL VS. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2012-4-203] [REFERRED TO]
SATISH KUMAR VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2004-9-56] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH DNYANDEO KATE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2014-3-53] [REFERRED TO]
SAHADEB MONDAL ALIAS KSHYAPA MONDAL VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-2-53] [REFERRED TO]
BABURAM MAHALI VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2005-7-31] [REFERRED TO]
ASHIS DEY BABLU DEY VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(CAL)-2003-9-51] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF SIKKIM VS. RUPESH MANGER [LAWS(SIK)-2022-8-11] [REFERRED TO]
SAJITH VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2020-2-180] [REFERRED TO]
PONNAN VS. STATE, REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIRALIMALAI POLICE STATION, PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT [LAWS(MAD)-2005-3-200] [REFERRED TO]
BIHARILAL VS. STATE OF H P [LAWS(HPH)-2004-12-7] [REFERRED TO]
MD IMTIYAZ ALAM @ MD IMTIYAZ VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(JHAR)-2018-9-4] [REFERRED TO]
RAMKUMAR S/O NEPAL SINGH KAURAV VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH THROUGH P S CHICHLEE [LAWS(MPH)-2017-10-169] [REFERRED TO]
MAHADEVA S/O MUNISHETTY VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2018-7-207] [REFERRED TO]
VIRENDRA KUMAR VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2010-8-1] [REFERRED TO]
SH. RAJIV KUMAR GUPTA VS. SH. SUNIL SHAKT AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2010-8-373] [REFERRED TO]
SANTOSH S/O SHRIDHARRAO BHATAMBREKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2017-9-6] [REFERRED TO]
RAJKUMAR VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(CHH)-2005-4-3] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMED RAFIQ SHAHABUDDIN SHAIKH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-6-187] [REFERRED TO]
Madusudan @ Madusudan Raje Urs S/o Late Raghava Raje Urs VS. State of Karnataka represented by Public Prosecutor [LAWS(KAR)-2010-6-107] [REFERRED TO]
R. MARUTHU @ MARUTHUPANDIAN VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2013-1-576] [REFERRED TO]
VIDHYA DEVI VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2004-1-21] [REFERRED TO]
DEEP CHAND VS. STATE OF HARYANA [LAWS(P&H)-2013-1-284] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH ALIAS RAMESH BABU VS. STATE [LAWS(MAD)-2009-9-318] [REFERRED TO]
SAJI VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2017-4-51] [REFERRED TO]
MARIAPPAN VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(SC)-2013-4-69] [RELIED ON]
KUMARI CHANDRA @ SATI LAJNANI VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2018-8-149] [REFERRED TO]
MUHAMMED RASHEED VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2019-11-281] [REFERRED TO]
E. P. PAUL VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2020-11-29] [REFERRED TO]
BHARAT PANDEY VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(MPH)-2007-4-105] [REFERRED TO]
ACHANTA RAMA KRISHNA VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY PUBLIFE INSURANCE [LAWS(APH)-2006-7-154] [REFERRED]
SYAD YOUSUF S O SYED LAL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2004-8-19] [REFERRED TO]
RADHEY SHYAM VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2010-2-279] [REFERRED TO]
BHASKAR S/O KATUJI PAL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2013-9-202] [REFERRED TO]
VINODBHAI LAXMANBHAI KHUMAN VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2013-9-18] [REFERRED TO]
SUJIT MANNA VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2007-3-68] [REFERRED TO]
GUDULU ORANG VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2013-2-9] [REFERRED TO]
AMRISH MAHENDRA TRIVEDI VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2004-7-6] [REFERRED TO]
GONGA PRASAD LIMBOO VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2017-11-15] [REFERRED TO]
JYOTI SWARUP VS. STATE OF H.P. [LAWS(HPH)-2014-6-20] [REFERRED TO]
ABILASH VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2015-6-186] [REFERRED TO]
PUNDLIK S/O SHIVAJI SATAV VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2014-4-173] [REFERRED TO]
X VS. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2017-11-377] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESHBHAI JESINGBHAI VASAVA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2018-5-53] [REFERRED TO]
RAVINDRA GOVIND GAWAS VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2013-1-265] [REFERRED TO]
RAJU BABU PATEL VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-9-113] [REFERRED TO]
HARIRAM VS. STATE OF C G [LAWS(CHH)-2007-10-19] [REFERRED TO]
JOJO ALIAS JOJOMON VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2011-3-380] [REFERRED TO]
MADVI CHAITU, S/O CHAMRU MADIA VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2015-12-28] [REFERRED TO]
REJIA KHATOON VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2013-2-7] [REFERRED TO]
DEBESWAR BHUYAN VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2011-4-60] [REFERRED TO]
TRILOCHAN KAPOOR SHARMA VS. STATE OF SIKKIM [LAWS(SIK)-2023-5-6] [REFERRED TO]
HUSSAIN VS. STATE OF KERALA [LAWS(KER)-2005-8-31] [REFERRED TO]
MAHENDRA SINGH VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2008-3-16] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY MADHUKAR SATAM VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2013-3-240] [REFERRED TO 3.]
TULSHIRAM NARAYAN PARDHI VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-3-338] [REFERRED TO]
CHANDRA BHAN VS. STATE [LAWS(ALL)-2004-7-53] [REFERRED TO]
SAIBUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYAN VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2016-12-57] [REFERRED TO]
KALPANA PATGIRI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2012-1-82] [REFERRED TO]
GOMTI SIDAR VS. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH [LAWS(CHH)-2022-3-98] [REFERRED TO]
MADUSUDAN ALIAS MADUSUDAN RAJE URS VS. STATE OF KARNATAKA [LAWS(KAR)-2010-6-38] [REFERRED TO]
BALWANT SINGH VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2014-10-8] [REFERRED TO]
SITARAM S/O MANGILAL VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2018-1-254] [REFERRED TO]
Ponnan VS. State [LAWS(MAD)-2005-3-165] [REFERRED TO]
PREM SINGH VS. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(SC)-2023-1-3] [REFERRED TO]
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. DURGALAL SON OF SHRI HARDEV [LAWS(RAJ)-2017-6-29] [REFERRED TO]
MUSLIM SON OF HABIB VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN THROUGH P.P. [LAWS(RAJ)-2017-4-236] [REFERRED TO]
ZAKIR @ RAHIMULLA VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2017-3-102] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDERA MISHRA VS. STATE OF JHARKHAND [LAWS(SC)-2011-1-30] [REFERRED TO]
VINITA SAXENA VS. PANKAJ PANDIT [LAWS(SC)-2006-3-78] [REFERRED TO]
RAMANAND SINGH ALIAS RAM NANDAN SINGH, SON OF SRI MOSAFIR SINGH VS. STATE OF BIHAR [LAWS(PAT)-2012-7-113] [REFERRED TO]
ABDUL RAHIM JAMLUDDIN ALI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-2-190] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDER SINGH VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2015-5-100] [REFERRED TO]
ZAKIR HUSSAIN VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2022-6-5] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESHBHAI JESINGBHAI VASAVA VS. STATE OF GUJARAT [LAWS(GJH)-2018-4-171] [REFERRED TO]
GELSING PIDA PAWAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-6-128] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2011-2-21] [REFERRED TO]
SHRI. SANDEEP PRABHAKAR VADNERKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2015-2-386] [REFERRED TO]
MANIK VITHALRAO SURYAWANSHI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2004-3-26] [REFERRED TO]
KALPANA PATGIRI VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2013-1-56] [REFERRED TO]
SAMSUZ SAMAN AHMED VS. STATE OF ASSAM [LAWS(GAU)-2014-5-63] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

Y. K. Sabharwal, J. - (1.)Insanity of the appellant, at the time of commission of the offence, is the main plea that has been urged before us for reversing the conviction and sentence in question.
(2.)The appellant has been found guilty by the Sessions Court of the offence under S. 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. The appeal against conviction and sentence having been dismissed by the High Court, this appeal has been filed on grant of leave.
(3.)Shortly put, the prosecution case is that the appellant was a Police Constable. He and Surekha were married in the year 1987. On the date of the incident, they were living in police quarters along with their daughter. On the morning of 24th April, 1994, there was a quarrel between husband and wife. While Surekha was washing clothes in the bathroom, the appellant hit her with grinding stone on her head. The appellant was immediately taken by the police to the quarter guard. Surekha was taken to the Hospital. She was found dead. After usual investigation, the appellant was charged for the offence of murder of his wife.


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