Bombay High Court

SHAHEEN ALTAF SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: APPLICATION ALLOWED
Bench: VIBHA KANKANWADI SANJAY A DESHMUKH

Holding

The Court allowed the correction and ordered insertion of Sections 304‑B, 306 and 498‑A of the IPC into the operative order dated 24 June 2025.

Summary

Shaheen Altaf Shaikh filed a criminal application seeking correction of the first paragraph and the second part of the operative order dated 24 June 2025 in Criminal Application No. 160 of 2025. The applicant contended that the order should have included Sections 304‑B, 306 and 498‑A of the Indian Penal Code. The Bench examined the application and found the reasons for correction satisfactory. Accordingly, the Court allowed the application and directed that the mentioned IPC sections be inserted in the earlier order. The corrected order is to be uploaded after the necessary amendments.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may correct an operative order to insert additional IPC sections under Section 304‑B, 306 and 498‑A.

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 304-B, 306, 498-A

Subjects

correction of order
criminal procedure
IPC sections
section 304-B
section 306
section 498-A
high court order amendment

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:5698-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD.
                             CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 299 OF 2026
                                             IN
                             CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 160 OF 2025


               Shaheen Altaf Shaikh.                                     … Applicant
                     Versus
               The State of Maharashtra and another.                     … Respondents
                                                     ...
               Advocate for Applicant : Mr. G. R. Syed.
                                                     ...


                                                 CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI &
                                                         SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.
                                                 DATE          :   06th February, 2026.


               Order : (Per Sanjay A. Deshmukh, J.)

               .       This application is moved seeking correction in the first
               paragraph and in the second part of the operative order dated 24 th
               June, 2025, passed in Criminal Application No.160 of 2025.

               2       For the reasons stated in the application, the application is
               allowed. Section 304-B of the IPC be added alongwith Sections 306
               and 498-A of the IPC in the first paragraph and in the second part of
               the operative order dated 24th June, 2025, passed in Criminal
               Application No.160 of 2025.

               3       Corrections be carried out in the order dated 24th June, 2025,
               passed in Criminal Application No.160 of 2025 and corrected order be
               uploaded.



                   [ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ]         [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. ]
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