Ravi Madanlal Agrawal v. The State Of Maharashtra

1 954-Cri.Apln.1357-23.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 954 CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1357 OF 2023 RAVI MADANLAL AGRAWAL

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Harshal Prakash Randhir & Sejal K. Agrawal.

APP for Respondent-State : Ms. V. N. Patil-Jadhav. ...

CORAM : S. G. MEHARE, J.

DATE : 08.06.2023 PER COURT :- 1.

Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for the Respondent-State.

2.

Initially, the bail condition was to attend the Police Station twice in a week. However, the learned Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge-3, Jalgaon modified the condition directing the applicant to attend the Police Station on every Monday till filing of charge sheet. The FIR was registered on 29.08.2022. However, the charge sheet is yet not filed. The applicant is senior citizen. The prosecution has no material to show that the presence of the applicant on every Monday is essential. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the bail

2 954-Cri.Apln.1357-23.odt order dated 25.11.2022, in Crime No.273 of 2022 is liable to be modified. Hence, the following order :

O R D E R

(i) Criminal Application is allowed.

(ii) The bail order is modified as regards the attendance of the applicant as follows :

"The applicant shall attend the Police Station as and when called by the Investigating Officer on written notice till filing of the charge sheet."

(S. G. MEHARE, J.) ...

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