Youth convicted for molesting minor Additional sessions judge MG Chilbule sentenced 23-year-old youth to 6 years rigorous imprisonment for molesting a minor girl and slapped a fine of Rs 1,000. The incident took place on July 15 in 2007. According to the prosecution,Rahul alias Babu Ashok Shinde of Yerawada,not only outraged the modesty of the girl from the same locality,but also used derogatory language as the victim belonged to a Dalit family. Shinde tried to stop the girl on road while she was going home with her nephew. But when the girl did not stop,Shinde dragged her to a vacant plot and molested her. Man gets life term for killing wife Additional sessions judge,S D Tulankar sentenced Vishal Haridas Shinde (28) of Satara to life imprisonment for killing his wife Shubhangi alias Kanchan (24). The victims brother Yuvraj Sarjerao Magar had filed a complaint. According to the prosecution,Vishal had married Shubhangi but he had illicit relations with another woman. Shinde raped that other woman under the pretext of marrying her. However,she committed suicide and he was arrested by the police in Satara in 2008. On December 18,he was released on bail. His wife Shubhangi had left their house after finding out about his crime. After repeatedly calling her,Shinde met her on January 2 in Pune and took her to Diveghat jungle,where he strangled her to death. Additional public prosecutor,Nileema Vartak,examined 26 witnesses in the case. Kotlikar new president of lawyers association Advocate Sunil Kotlikar has been elected as the new president of the family court lawyers association for the year 2011-12. Advocates Ganesh Kawade and Pradip Chitale has been elected as vice-presidents while Zakir Maniyar was unanimously elected as the secretary,Dattatraya Bhujbal as treasurer and Shirish Purohit as deputy secretary.The executive members elected include Sujata Darbe,Radhika Kirthiraj,Meenakshi Dimble and Nanda Pawar. The bar association has appointed Nivedita Kale as the chief returning officer.
