AMOL BHASKARRAO WAGHMARE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARMENT STATION HOUSE OFFICER — Crl.A. No. 744/2011

Summary: Crl.A. No. 744/2011 – Amol Bhaskarrao Waghmare v. State of Maharashtra Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant on June 7, 2023. The Court set aside the High Court's judgment affirming conviction and the Trial Court's conviction order, finding insufficient evidence against Waghmare for murder (Section 302) and causing injury (Section 307) charges in connection with a April 2003 incident in Akola. The appellant was discharged from bail. Key Finding: The Court determined Waghmare's conviction was "unwarranted," relying solely on a stray cross-examination reference by the injured eyewitness who admitted naming Waghmare only during trial, not in initial investigation or FIR statements. No specific role was attributed to him in charge framing or trial court proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.