Pushpabai Dnyaneshwar Pawar And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AUG:11228

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 973 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 514 OF 2025

1. PUSHPABAI DNYANESHWAR PAWAR

2. SHOBHABAI MADHUKAR PAWAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicants : Mr. Mayur Bharatrao Borse APP for Respondent/State: Mr. S. P. Sonpawale ...

...

CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

DATE : 17.04.2025 P.C. :

1] Heard learned counsel for the applicants and the learned APP for the respondent-State.

2] The applicants are apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No.0021/2025, registered at Kannad Rural Police Station, District Aurangabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 3(5), 351(2), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3] This court by order dated 28.03.2025 granted interim protection to the applicants noticing submissions at para 3, as under:

"3] The learned counsel for the applicants submits that the FIR was registered against the applicants alleging that the applicants abused

the informant and caught hold the hands of the informant and the applicants have not used any weapons. He further submits after lapse of 15 days, the supplementary statement was recorded and Section 109 and 118 (2) were added. He further submits that the applicants are the Ladies."

4] The learned counsel for the applicants submits that thereafter the applicants have attended the police station and cooperated with the investigation and that no further custodial interrogation of the applicants would be necessary.

5] The learned APP has not disputed all these aspects.

6] In view of the above, the interim protection granted by order dated 28.03.2025 stands confirmed, on the following terms:

i] The applicants shall attend the police station as and when required by the Investigating Officer. ii] The applicants shall not tamper with the evidence of the prosecution in any manner. They shall not influence the informant, witnesses and other persons concerned with the case.

iii] The applicants shall co-operate with the investigation and also in the proceedings before the trial Court.

7] In the event, the applicants violate any of the conditions specified in this order, it shall be liable to be cancelled.

8] It is also clarified that the observations made in this order are limited to the disposal of the present anticipatory bail application and the trial Court shall proceed further in the matter without being influenced by the observations made hereinabove.

9] The application stands disposed of.

[ARUN R. PEDNEKER] JUDGE marathe