STATE OF MAHARASHTRA vs MD. SALIM MIRA SHAIKH — Crl.A. No. 150/2001

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Md. Salim Mira Shaikh Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the trial court's order. The Court held that a single document recording the accused's confession across two days (18-19 August 1995) should be admitted as evidence in its entirety, including the portion describing preliminary steps taken before the formal confession was recorded. Key Ruling: The trial court erred in excluding part of the confession document. Whether the first part constitutes a "confession" under law is a matter for trial determination, not for evidentiary admissibility at an earlier stage. The testimony of officer PW-481 regarding the document's creation was also ordered to be admitted. Status: The trial has already proceeded, and the document has been presented to the accused under Section 313 CrPC. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.