MANGALSINGH DEOSINGH RAJPUT . vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 189/2005

Summary of Crl.A. No. 189/2005 – Mangalsingh Deosingh Rajput v. State of Maharashtra The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the High Court and trial court convictions of appellants Mangalsingh Deosingh Rajput and Amiya @ Dattu Gajanan Gosavi. The court found the evidence unreliable because the key eyewitness (PW-2 Prafulla Mane) did not name the appellants in his initial version of the occurrence disclosed to the deceased's widow, and only named them subsequently in police and court statements. The appellants in custody were directed to be released immediately if not required in connection with any other case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.