SHANTANU SITARAM @ ANIL DIVEKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 724/2012

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010262002011

Filing Date

20-Aug-2011

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 724/2012

Diary Number

26200/2011

Order Date

22-Sep-2017

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2017 INSC 981

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 07-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHANTANU SITARAM @ ANIL DIVEKAR

    Adv. SHEKHAR KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-Sep-2017

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 22-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  4. 12-Sep-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 12-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  6. 08-Sep-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 08-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  8. 07-Sep-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 06-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  10. 05-Sep-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 05-Sep-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  12. 31-Aug-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  13. 31-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  14. 30-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  15. 29-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  16. 24-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  17. 23-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  18. 22-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  19. 17-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  20. 16-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  21. 10-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  22. 09-Aug-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhushan

  23. 27-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 07-Feb-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  25. 07-Feb-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  26. 04-Jul-2016

    ROPView PDF

  27. 04-Jul-2016

    ROPView PDF

  28. 01-Dec-2015

    Office ReportView PDF

  29. 24-Nov-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  30. 24-Nov-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  31. 07-Sep-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  32. 07-Sep-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  33. 19-Jan-2015

    ROPView PDF

  34. 19-Jan-2015

    Office ReportView PDF

  35. 19-Jan-2015

    ROPView PDF

  36. 18-Dec-2014

    ROPView PDF

  37. 26-Sep-2014

    ROPView PDF

  38. 26-Sep-2014

    ROPView PDF

  39. 10-Mar-2014

    ROPView PDF

  40. 05-Aug-2013

    ROPView PDF

  41. 30-Apr-2012

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  42. 02-Mar-2012

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  43. 30-Jan-2012

    ROPView PDF

  44. 06-Jan-2012

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  45. 02-Dec-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  46. 21-Nov-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  47. 31-Oct-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  48. 12-Sep-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  49. 20-Aug-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 724/2012

  50. [ 2017 INSC 981 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Shantanu Sitaram @ Anil Divekar v. The State of Maharashtra Court Decision: The Supreme Court dismissed both criminal appeals, upholding the conviction of all three accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC (murder with common intention) and Section 201 IPC (destruction of evidence). Key Facts & Reasoning: On December 23, 2000, Shantanu took his wife Supriya for a car ride; she was found strangled near Shamgaon Ghat and died. The Court rejected Shantanu's defense claim of robbery by unknown persons, finding overwhelming evidence of conspiracy: witness testimony placing all three accused together before the crime, recovery of victim's gold ornaments from accused Rafik's associate, medical evidence confirming ligature marks matched recovered rope, and false statements by the accused denying knowledge of each other. The Court held that acquittal under Section 120B (conspiracy) does not negate conviction under Section 302 with common intention, as both charges were substantively proved through oral, medical, and circumstantial evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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