YOGRAJ S/O BHAURAO HATWAR - IN JAIL v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY, HOME DEPT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI
WP/127/2025 · 2025-04-24
Shri Nitin W Sambre, Vrushali V Joshi
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1 907 cr wp 127.25.odt..odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 127 OF 2025 Yograj s/o Bhaurao Hatwar .Vs. State of Maharashtra thr. Secretary and ors. ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Ms Shweta P. Chavhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Kavita Bhondage, APP for respondent Nos.1 to 3/State.
CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE AND MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.J.
DATE : 24.04.2025
Heard.
2.
It is not in dispute that the present petitioner murdered one Dhyaneshwar in the year 1992 and was sentenced to life imprisonment, which he has already undergone.
3.
After his release, he committed the murder of the mother of PW-1 (Arun Hatwar), which led to his conviction in Sessions Trial No.84/2008 for an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
4.
The conviction of the petitioner for second murder. The jail authorities rightly categorized him under clause 6(b) of the Government Resolution dated
15.03.2015. It reads thus:- 2025:BHC-NAG:4249-DB
2 907 cr wp 127.25.odt..odt Catego ry No. Sub Category Categorization of Crime Period of imprisonment to be undergone including mission subject to a minimum of 14 years of actual imprisonment including set off period
6. (b) Persons already convicted for life and is convicted again for murder 30
5.
In the aforesaid background, this is the second conviction of the petitioner for an offence of murder. There is no case for causing interference as the petitioner is so categorized.
6. Criminal Writ Petition accordingly fails and dismissed.
(MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J) (NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.) manisha