Sachin Bhagwan Rathod v. The State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AUG:22538

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 947 BAIL APPLICATION NO.1479 OF 2025 SACHIN BHAGWAN RATHOD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr.N.R.Thorat APP for Respondent-State : Mr.P.P.Dawalkar ...

AND 950 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1510 OF 2025 1] PAWAN MOHAN RATHOD 2] SANTOSH S/O. PARSHURAM @ PARASRAM RATHOD 3] SANDIP ANKUSH PAWAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...

Advocate for Applicant : Mr.V.P.Savant APP for Respondent-State : Mr.D.J.Patil Advocate for the informant & victim : Mr.B.L.Dhas ...

CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER, J.

DATE : 19.08.2025 P.C. :

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

2] Mr.B.L.Dhas, learned counsel appearing for the informant and victim has filed vakalatnama, so also, affidavits of the informant and victim and the same are taken on record.

3] The applicants are seeking bail as they are arrested on 20.06.2025, 24.06.2025 and 27.06.2025, respectively in connection with Crime No.445/2024, registered with Pundliknagar Police Station, Taluka and District Aurangabad, for the offence punishable under Sections 351 (3), 140 (4), 115 (2), 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

4] The case against the present applicants is that on 31.10.2024 husband of the informant works as labourer. It is alleged that the accused no.1 is the Labour Contractor and he was given certain advance to the husband of the informant for the purpose of providing labour. It is further alleged that on 22.10.2024 the accused no.1 along with other accused came to the house of the informant and abducted the husband of the informant in Scorpio vehicle as he had not provided labour. Thereafter, the husband of the informant successfully escaped from the custody of the accused persons and returned back on 06.11.2024. As such, the FIR is registered against the accused persons. Thereafter, the accused persons are arrested on 20.06.2025, 24.06.2025 and 27.06.2025 respectively.

5] The learned counsel for the applicants submit that the allegations made in the FIR are exaggerated and the applicants are not involved in the alleged crime. The learned counsel further submit that there are no criminal antecedents against the present applicants and investigation in the matter is complete. Considering the said aspect, the bail should be granted in favour of the applicants. 6] The learned counsel for the informant and victim has no objections for grant of bail in favour of the applicants.

7] The informant and victim has no objections for grant of bail in favour of the applicants. The applicants are in custody from 20.06.2025, 24.06.2025 and 27.06.2025 respectively and that investigation in the matter is complete. There are no criminate antecedents against the present applicants and no purpose would be served in keeping the applicants behind the bars, considering this aspect of the matter, the applicants are granted bail. The applications are allowed in the following terms : a] The applicants shall be released on bail in connection with Crime No.445/2024, registered with Pundliknagar Police Station, Taluka and District Aurangabad, for the offence punishable under

Sections 351 (3), 140 (4), 115 (2), 3 (5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 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.

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 Number 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 applicant shall be liable to be cancelled. 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 applications stand disposed of.

[ARUN R. PEDNEKER] JUDGE DDC