STATE OF MAHARASHTTRA vs BHARAT C. RAGHANI — Crl.A. No. 628/1998

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010070151998

Filing Date

28-Apr-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 628/1998

Diary Number

7015/1998

Order Date

11-Jul-2001

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTTRA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHARAT C. RAGHANI

    Adv. VISHWAJIT SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Jul-2001

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 11-Jul-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 28-Apr-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 628/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Bharat C. Raghani Court Decision: The Supreme Court partially allowed the appeal, setting aside acquittals and convicting three accused. Respondent A3 (Subedarsingh Yadav) was convicted of extortion under Section 384 IPC and sentenced to 2 years rigorous imprisonment with ₹5,000 fine. Respondents A5 (Subhash Bind) and A6 (Shekhar Kadam) were convicted for murder and TADA offences, sentenced to life imprisonment. Respondents A1 and A2 were acquitted and their acquittal upheld. Key Reasoning: The court found the confessional statements of A5 and A6 legally admissible and voluntarily made, providing sufficient corroboration of their involvement in a contract killing of businessman Pradeep Jain on March 7, 1995, orchestrated by underworld don Abu Salem. However, insufficient evidence linked A1-A2 to the conspiracy, while A3's role in harassing the Jain brothers through A4 for property transactions constituted extortion rather than murder conspiracy. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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