State of Maharashtra vs Babaso Shivaji Pavane Advocate - V. B. Singhan — 4/2022

The court acquitted the accused, Babaso Shivaji Pavne, of charges under IPC sections 279, 337, and 338 (rash driving causing injury) due to insufficient evidence. Although the prosecution presented a case alleging that the accused negligently drove his motorcycle into a pothole on 22 August 2020, injuring the passenger Shobhatai Rajaram Patil, the court found the prosecution's sole witness testimony inconsistent and uncorroborated—the witness initially denied remembering details, later contradicted herself regarding hospitalization dates, and ultimately admitted to an out-of-court settlement with the accused, undermining the case's credibility. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.