BHAUSHAEB RANGNATH CHAVAN vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 222/2011

The Supreme Court granted special leave and heard the appeal on January 24, 2011. Bhaushaeb Rangnath Chavan was convicted under Section 325 IPC for an agricultural dispute over a water channel; the trial court sentenced him to five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 2,000 fine, which the High Court affirmed. The Supreme Court reduced the sentence from five years to three years, considering the nature of injuries, the agricultural dispute context, and appellant's clean criminal record, while maintaining the conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.