MAHAMMAD SHAFIQUE SHAIKH S/O. ABDUL HAMID (SHEIKH MOHD. SHAFIQUE S/O. ABDUL HAMID) vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — APEAL/437/2018

Case under Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 374. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 09-Aug-2018

CNR: HCBM030240262018

Filing Number

APEAL/447/2018

Filing Date

04-Jul-2018

Registration No

APEAL/437/2018

Registration Date

04-Jul-2018

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 15-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 374
Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 452,354
Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012 Section 7/8

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MAHAMMAD SHAFIQUE SHAIKH S/O. ABDUL HAMID (SHEIKH MOHD. SHAFIQUE S/O. ABDUL HAMID)

    Adv. MANDLIK PRATAP PRAVIN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

    Case Summary: APEAL /437/2018 The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) acquitted Sheikh Muhammad Shafique, who was convicted by the Special Court under IPC Section 452 and POCSO Act Sections 7/8 for allegedly committing obscene acts against a 17-year-old girl in February 2016. The High Court found material discrepancies in witness testimonies regarding the incident's location—the victim and her mother's statements before the magistrate indicated it occurred outside the house, contradicting their initial FIR and court depositions claiming it happened inside. Additionally, the accused's arrest one day after the incident, despite claims of immediate apprehension, created reasonable doubt. The court held the Special Court erred in evidence appreciation and set aside the conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-May-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  4. 30-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  5. 30-Apr-2026

    Due Admission (Criminal)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  6. 10-Apr-2026

    Due Admission (Criminal)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  8. 02-Apr-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  9. 18-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  10. 18-Mar-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  11. 26-Feb-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  12. 17-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  13. 17-Feb-2026

    Due Admission (Criminal)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  14. 03-Feb-2026

    Due Admission (Criminal)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  15. 29-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  16. 29-Jan-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  17. 27-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  18. 27-Jan-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  19. 23-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  20. 19-Sep-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice K.L. Wadane

  21. 19-Sep-2018

    For Admission - After Notice-Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice K.L. Wadane

  22. 09-Aug-2018

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi

  23. 09-Aug-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 04-Jul-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. APEAL/437/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: APEAL /437/2018 The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) acquitted Sheikh Muhammad Shafique, who was convicted by the Special Court under IPC Section 452 and POCSO Act Sections 7/8 for allegedly committing obscene acts against a 17-year-old girl in February 2016. The High Court found material discrepancies in witness testimonies regarding the incident's location—the victim and her mother's statements before the magistrate indicated it occurred outside the house, contradicting their initial FIR and court depositions claiming it happened inside. Additionally, the accused's arrest one day after the incident, despite claims of immediate apprehension, created reasonable doubt. The court held the Special Court erred in evidence appreciation and set aside the conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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