GAUTAM @ RAJU NARSINGH KOTHARI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — SLP(Crl) No. 5713/2006

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 005713/2006 Gautam @ Raju Narsingh Kothari sought special leave to appeal against a High Court of Bombay order dated 08/03/2006. The petitioner had gone to Hotel Sujata to assault a person named Ashok; when Ashok called for help, the deceased Ullal arrived and both were attacked with deadly weapons, sustaining serious injuries including fatal wounds to Ullal's neck and abdomen. The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition, holding that the case did not involve sudden provocation and the accused had dealt with the deceased cruelly, thereby not qualifying under the "Fourthly" clause of Section 302 IPC. No further directions were issued. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.