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Accused X v. State of Maharashtra

Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana has pronounced the Judgment of the Bench comprising His Lordship, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee.

(N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ.)

Accused X _______________________________________ Petitioner;

v.

State of Maharashtra ______________________________ Respondent.

R.P.(Crl.) No. 301/2008 In Crl.A. No. 680/2007, decided on April 12, 2019

The Judgement of the court was delivered by


N.V. Ramana, J.:—

1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana has pronounced the Judgment of the Bench comprising His Lordship, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon’ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee.

2. In line with Section 23(1) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, (Act 10 of 2017) and the right to privacy of the accused herein, while taking further action on this judgment, we direct the Registry to not disclose the actual name of the accused and other pertinent information which could lead to his identification as it concerns confidential information. In this context we shall address the accused herein as ‘accused x’.

3. Review Petition is partly allowed in terms of the signed Reportable Judgment.

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