A division bench of the Bombay High Court has raised critical questions relating to the death of Badlapur sexual assault accused, who was killed while being ferried in a police van from Taloja jail to Badlapur police station. Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said, “it is very hard to believe that a man of slight build, such as the accused, could not be overpowered by four policemen sitting inside the van, when he turned violent. ” Raising question about the police version about how Akshay Shinde, the accused, was killed, the bench said, “we want to know the truth. We are not remotely suspecting activities done by police. But come clean.” Justice Chavan said, “Have you ever used a pistol? I have fired 100 times. It requires strength…A layman cannot fire a pistol, unless he is trained. Any Tom, Dick and Harry can fire from a revolver, but to fire from a pistol requires strength unless it is made in Austria. A weak man cannot move the slide back….This can’t be termed an encounter. The definition of encounter is different.” OPINION | Badlapur or Badla Poora: Encounter Or Shootout?
A division bench of the Bombay High Court has raised critical questions relating to the death of Badlapur sexual assault accused, who was killed while being ferried in a police van from Taloja jail to Badlapur police station. Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said, “it is very hard to believe that a man of slight build, such as the accused, could not be overpowered by four policemen sitting inside the van, when he turned violent. ” Raising question about the police version about how Akshay Shinde, the accused, was killed, the bench said, “we want to know the truth. We are not remotely suspecting activities done by police. But come clean.” Justice Chavan said, “Have you ever used a pistol? I have fired 100 times. It requires strength…A layman cannot fire a pistol, unless he is trained. Any Tom, Dick and Harry can fire from a revolver, but to fire from a pistol requires strength unless it is made in Austria. A weak man cannot move the slide back….This can’t be termed an encounter. The definition of encounter is different.” 
