Ramchandra @ Deepak Sanjay Halwai v. State Of Maharashtra
BHALCHANDRA GOPAL DUSANE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BHALCHANDRA GOPAL DUSANE Date: 2024.03.07 19:38:22 +0530 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2474 OF 2023 Ramchandra alias Deepak Sanjay Halwai ...Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
Ms. Tanvi Tapkire, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Sameer M. Mangaokar, APP for Respondent-State. CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED : 7th March 2024 P. C.
1.
Heard Ms. Tapkire, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Mr. Mangaonkar, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State.
2.
This regular Bail Application is preferred under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The relevant details are as follows:-
1. C.R. No.
382 ot 2022
2. Date of registration of F.I.R.
7th December 2022
3. Name of Police Station Miraj City, District Sangli.
4. Section/s invoked 302, 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
5. Date of incident 6th December 2022
6. Date of arrest 7th December 2022
7. Date of fling Charge-sheet 4th March 2023 1/4
3.
As per the prosecution case, the Applicant (Accused No.2), Accused No.1 (Akshay Pisal) and deceased are friends. The incident in question took place on 6th December 2022. These three friends had consumed the liquor and thereafter some altercation took place and the Applicant and Accused No.1 assaulted the deceased with stones.
4.
Ms. Tapkire, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant submitted that the case is of circumstantial evidence. The motive is that the deceased verbally abused the Applicant and coAccused and therefore altercation took place. She therefore submitted that the incident in question took place on the spur of the moment. She submitted that the material produced alongwith the Charge-sheet does not show the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
5.
On the other hand, Mr. Mangaonkar, learned A.P.P. strongly opposed the Bail Application. He pointed out the F.I.R., panchanama of CCTV footage, extra-judicial confession and the statement of Chandrakant alias Santosh Maruti Kurane regarding extra-judicial confession.
6.
Perusal of the record shows that the incident in question took place on 6th December 2022, F.I.R. was been registered on 7th December 2022, Applicant was arrested on 7th December 2022 and Charge-sheet was fled on 4th March 2023. Therefore, the 2/4
investigation is completed. Till date, there is no further progress in the trial and even the Charge is not framed. 7.
Prima facie, there is substance in the contention of learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant that the incident took place on the spur of the moment. There are no antecedents. The trial is likely to take a considerably long time.
8.
The Applicant does not appear to be at risk of fight. 9.
The Applicant does not have any criminal antecedents.
10. Accordingly, the Applicant can be enlarged on bail by imposing conditions. In view thereof, the following order:-
O R D E R
(a) The Applicant- Ramchandra alias Deepak Sanjay Halwai be released on bail in connection with C. R. No.382 of 2022 registered with the Miraj City Police Station, DistrictSangli on his furnishing P. R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.
(b) On being released on bail, the Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Offcer and shall keep the same updated, in case of any change thereto.
(c) The Applicant shall report to the Miraj City Police Station, District-Sangli on the Sunday of every week for a 3/4
period of one year and thereafter once in a month on frst Sunday between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. until the conclusion of the trial.
(d) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case, so as to dissuade such a person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any Police personnel.
(e) The Applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall not contact or infuence the Complainant or any prosecution witness in any manner.
(f) The Applicant shall attend the trial regularly. The Applicant shall co-operate with the Trial Court and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments thereat.
(g) The Applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the Investigating Offcer.
11. The Bail Application is disposed of accordingly.
12. It is clarifed that the observations made herein are prima facie, and the Trial Court shall decide the case on its merits and uninfuenced by the observations made in this Order. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] 4/4