AYUB GULAM RASUL KOILKAR . vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 442/1999

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 442/1999 Outcome: The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal. The conviction and 2-year sentence of first appellant Ayub Gulam Rasul Koilkar under Sections 498A and 306 IPC (dowry harassment and abetment of suicide) was confirmed; his bail was cancelled and he was directed to surrender. The second appellant (his mother) was acquitted and her bail bonds discharged. Facts: The first appellant's wife Mahirunissa died by poisoning in October 1985 after allegedly suffering harassment and beatings by him and inadequate food from his mother. Witness testimony established willful conduct prompting suicide, though no specific violent incidents were documented. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.