VILAS ANNASAHEB MAHALE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR — APEAL/1645/2019

Case under Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 302,376(2),(F)(I),(J),377. Disposed: --Disposed Off on 24th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 26-Nov-2019

CNR: HCBM010494052019

Filing Number

APEAL/1497/2019

Filing Date

15-Nov-2019

Registration No

APEAL/1645/2019

Registration Date

05-Dec-2019

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

Bench Type

Division

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

AGAINST ORDER OF CONVICTION ( 3 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

24-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Off

Last updated 05-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 302,376(2),(F)(I),(J),377
Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act 2012 Section 4,6,8

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VILAS ANNASAHEB MAHALE

    Adv. SUMANT RAJARAM DESHPANDE,Dr Yug Mohit Chaudhry,Dr Yug Mohit Chaudhry, ,Dr Yug Mohit Chaudhry

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

  2. 2.XYZ

    Adv. AMEETA KUTTIKRISHNAN(APPOINTED ADV THROUGH LEGAL AID)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

    Summary of Court Decision The Bombay High Court has set aside the death sentence and conviction of accused Vilas Mahale, remanding the case back to the trial court for a complete retrial (de novo). The court found that the accused was denied a fair trial due to gross violations of legal aid procedures — he was not represented by counsel during charge framing, examination of key witnesses, and major portions of the trial, constituting a breach of his constitutional rights under Article 21. The court emphasized that effective legal representation is fundamental to fair trial and cannot be compromised even in grave criminal cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  4. 25-Feb-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  5. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  6. 24-Feb-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  7. 23-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  8. 23-Feb-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  9. 12-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  10. 12-Feb-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  11. 28-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  12. 28-Jan-2026

    At 11.00 A.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  13. 19-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb PatilView PDF

  14. 19-Jan-2026

    At 11.00 A.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandesh Dadasaheb Patil

  15. 09-Jan-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  16. 22-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

  17. 22-Dec-2025

    At 3.30 P.M.

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  18. 03-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

  19. 26-Sep-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  20. 19-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar GokhaleView PDF

  21. 19-Sep-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  22. 18-Sep-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  23. 09-Sep-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  24. 26-Aug-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  25. 19-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar GokhaleView PDF

  26. 16-Aug-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  27. 02-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar GokhaleView PDF

  28. 02-Aug-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  29. 26-Jul-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar GokhaleView PDF

  30. 09-Feb-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai , Hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar

  31. 10-Jan-2024

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  32. 10-Jan-2024

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  33. 20-Dec-2023

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  34. 08-Nov-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

  35. 08-Nov-2023

    Due Admission -

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  36. 03-Nov-2023

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. Chandak

  37. 23-Oct-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Shri Justice Shyam C. ChandakView PDF

  38. 23-Oct-2023

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  39. 09-Oct-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  40. 09-Oct-2023

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  41. 25-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  42. 25-Sep-2023

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  43. 12-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Gadkari,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  44. 21-Aug-2023

    For Orders (Due Matters)

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Ms. Justice Gauri Godse

  45. 17-Jul-2023

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Ms. Justice Gauri GodseView PDF

  46. 29-Aug-2022

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  47. 24-Aug-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  48. 24-Aug-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  49. 24-Aug-2022

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  50. 01-Aug-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  51. 01-Aug-2022

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  52. 27-Jul-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  53. 27-Jul-2022

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh

  54. 20-Jul-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Justice Sharmila U. DeshmukhView PDF

  55. 20-Jul-2022

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere , Hon'ble Shri Justice Virendrasingh Gyansingh Bisht

  56. 29-Jun-2022

    Hon'ble Justice Revati Mohite Dere,hon'ble Shri Justice Virendrasingh Gyansingh BishtView PDF

  57. 11-Apr-2022

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice S.S. Jadhav,hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. JadhavView PDF

  58. 07-Mar-2022

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice S.S. Jadhav,hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang Vijaykumar KotwalView PDF

  59. 27-Jan-2022

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice S.S. Jadhav,hon'ble Shri Justice Prithviraj K. ChavanView PDF

  60. 20-Apr-2020

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde , Hon'ble Shri Justice Virendrasingh Gyansingh Bisht

  61. 16-Mar-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde,hon'ble Shri Justice Virendrasingh Gyansingh BishtView PDF

  62. 16-Mar-2020

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde , Hon'ble Shri Justice Virendrasingh Gyansingh Bisht

  63. 27-Jan-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade,hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.View PDF

  64. 13-Jan-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade,hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.View PDF

  65. 13-Jan-2020

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.

  66. 09-Dec-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade,hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.View PDF

  67. 09-Dec-2019

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.

  68. 26-Nov-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Ranjit More.View PDF

  69. 26-Nov-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  70. 15-Nov-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. APEAL/1645/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Court Decision The Bombay High Court has set aside the death sentence and conviction of accused Vilas Mahale, remanding the case back to the trial court for a complete retrial (de novo). The court found that the accused was denied a fair trial due to gross violations of legal aid procedures — he was not represented by counsel during charge framing, examination of key witnesses, and major portions of the trial, constituting a breach of his constitutional rights under Article 21. The court emphasized that effective legal representation is fundamental to fair trial and cannot be compromised even in grave criminal cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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