Pravin Abasaheb Shrikhand And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra
2025:BHC-AUG:19208
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 945 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1273 OF 2025 PRAVIN ABASAHEB SHRIKHAND AND ANOTHER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...
Advocate for Applicants : Mr. N.L. Jadhav APP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.P. Dawalkar ...
CORAM :
ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.
DATE :
23/07/2025 P.C. :
1.
Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent-State.
2.
The applicants are seeking bail as they are arrested in connection with Crime No. 264/2025 dated 5.6.2025 registered with Ashti Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 109, 118(1), 119(1), 324(4), 324(5), 127(1), 189(2), 191(2), 193(3), 190, 351(2), 351(3) and 352 of B.N.S., 2023. 3.
The case against the applicants and other co-accused is that on 3.6.2025 at about 5.30 p.m. applicants and others have assaulted the informant and his brother and mother while they were going to village. It is also stated that when their car was passing by the bridge of Kasari village, one silver coloured Scorpio vehicle came there and thereafter applicants and other co-accused alighted from the scorpio vehicle and assaulted the informant and other persons. It is also stated that at that time other nine unknown person came on the spot on motorcycles and they have also assaulted the informant and other persons.
4.
The learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are in custody from 5.6.2025, weapons are recovered from the spot of incident,
investigation is complete and there are no antecedents against the applicants. Therefore, the learned counsel prays to release the applicants on regular bail. 5.
The learned APP has strongly opposed the application. However, the learned APP has not disputed about the contention of the applicants that there are no antecedents against the applicants. The learned APP has produced injury certificates which shows that three persons have sustained simple injuries during alleged incident. The learned APP therefore prays to reject the application of the applicants.
6.
Considering the nature of injuries sustained being simple and that the applicants are behind bars for last one and half months and that there is no further recovery to be made at the instance of the applicants and that chargesheet in the matter is filed and that there are no antecedents against the applicant, I deem it appropriate to grant regular bail to the applicants. 7.
In view of the above, the application is allowed in the following terms : a] The applicants shall be released on bail in connection with Crime No. 264/2025 dated 5.6.2025 registered with Ashti Police Station for the offences punishable under sections 109, 118(1), 119(1), 324(4), 324(5), 127(1), 189(2), 191(2), 193(3), 190, 351(2), 351(3) and 352 of B.N.S., 2023, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.20,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court. b] The applicants, upon being released on bail, shall not contact the informant, in any manner whatsoever, during the pendency of the trial. c] The applicants shall co-operate with the trial Court and they shall attend each and every date, unless exempted by the trial Court, for reasons to be recorded in writing.
d] The applicants shall not tamper with the evidence of the prosecution and they shall not influence the informant, witnesses and
other persons concerned with the case.
e] The applicants, upon being released on bail, shall place on record of the trial Court the details of their Contact Numbers and residential address with updates in case of any change.
8.
Needless to say, in case of violation of any of the aforesaid conditions, the bail granted to the applicants shall be liable to be cancelled. 9.
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.
10.
The application stands disposed of.
[ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.] SSC/