Kishor Dastagir Pawar v. The State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AUG:20418

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 953 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1156 OF 2025 KISHOR DASTAGIR PAWAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Ingle Kachru Ananda APP for Respondent/State: Mr. N. B. Patil ...

CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

DATE : 01.08.2025 P.C. :

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

2] The applicant is seeking bail as he was arrested on 29.01.2024 in connection with Crime No.0320/2023, dated 14.11.2023, registered with Chaklamba Police Station, District Beed, for the offences punishable under Sections 395, 394, 392, 457, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3] The learned counsel for the applicant points out the order dated 27.03.2025, passed in BA/319/2025 and seeks bail on the ground of parity. The applicant is arrested on 29.01.2024. In the instant case, there is no recovery made at the instance of the applicant, so also, there is no identification of the applicant by the informant or any other

person. The applicant is behind bars for more than one year. He is arrested only on the basis of statement of the coaccused. No further connecting material is available. 4] The learned APP opposes for grant of bail.

5] Considering the above and that the bail is granted to the co-accused by order dated 27.03.2025 in Bail Application No.319/2025, the case of the applicant is nearabout identical, the applicant can be granted bail. 6] In view of the above, the application is allowed in the following terms :

a] The applicant shall be released on bail in connection with Crime No.0320/2023, dated 14.11.2023, registered with Chaklamba Police Station, District Beed, for the offences punishable under Sections 395, 394, 392, 457, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. b] The applicant, upon being released on bail, shall not contact the informant, in any manner whatsoever, during the pendency of the trial.

c] The applicant shall co-operate with the trial Court and he shall attend each and every date, unless exempted by the trial Court.

d] The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence of the prosecution and he shall not influence the informant, witnesses and other persons concerned with the case.

e] The applicant, upon being released on bail, shall place on record of the trial Court the details of his Contact Number and residential address with updates in case of any change.

7] Needless to say, in case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the bail granted to the applicant 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 bail application. The concerned 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