RAJU T. MAGARE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 1071/1999

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 1071/1999 Raju T. Magare & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra The Supreme Court partially allowed the criminal appeals arising from a 1986 murder case in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Accused No.1 (Laxman Kautik Soyanke) and Accused No.4 (Rahul Shankar Sonawane) were acquitted and their bail bonds discharged, as the Court found insufficient evidence of common intention to murder. However, the convictions of Accused No.2 (Raju Trambak Magare) and Accused No.3 (Ravindra Parashram Kamble) under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC were upheld, as they were armed with deadly weapons (knife and gupti) and dealt fatal blows to the deceased Rashid during a sudden communal altercation on 4 February 1986. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.