Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal; Conviction for Grievous Hurt with Wooden Log Upheld

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Dnyaneshwar alias Nanabhau s/o Bhika Randive & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-AUG:4364 / Criminal Appeal No.536 of 2016

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Waghwase

Date of Judgment: 28th September, 2026

Area of Law: Criminal Law, Indian Penal Code, Sections 326, 323, 504 read with Section 34

Judgment Headline

Conviction upheld for assault with wooden log; long pendency does not justify reducing sentence.

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court dismisses criminal appeal, holding that the prosecution proved assault with a wooden log causing grievous hurt and that the long pendency of the appeal does not warrant leniency.

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