Rajendra Narayan Naranware And ANR. v. The State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Khaparkheda, Ps, Khaparkheda, Tehsil Saoner, Dist. Nagpur

2025:BHC-NAG:6241

(1) 948.aba.412.2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (ABA) NO.412 OF 2025 Rajendra Narayan Naranware and another Vs.

State of Maharashtra, through Police Station Officer, Khaparkheda, District Nagpur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. K. P. Mahalle, Counsel for the applicants. Ms. M. A. Barabde, APP for non-applicant/State. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.

DATED : 01/07/2025 1.

Heard learned Counsel for the applicants.

The applicants approached this Court for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.349/2025 registered with Police Station Khaparkheda, District Nagpur for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3) and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. 2.

The allegation against the present applicants is that they have forged the documents i.e. the house extract and got entered their names on the said document with the help of other co-accused. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the applicants that as far as the allegations of forgery are concerned, which are not levelled against the present applicants. The alleged property is admittedly in the

(2) 948.aba.412.2025 name of the present applicants. In view of that, the custodial interrogation of the present applicants is not required.

3.

Learned APP strongly opposed the said application and submitted that the applicants are the beneficiaries and, therefore, their custodial interrogation is required.

4.

On hearing both the sides and on perusal of the recitals of the FIR, the allegations against the present applicants are not of forgery. The applicants have already cooperated with the investigating agency by attending the concerned Police Station. The entire investigation revolves around the documentary evidence. In view of that, the interim protection granted to the present applicants deserves to be confirmed. Accordingly, I proceed to pass following order:

ORDER

(i) The application is allowed.

(ii) The interim protection granted to the present applicants by order dated 12.06.2025 is hereby confirmed on the condition that the applicants shall attend the concerned Police Station once in a week i.e. on every Monday between 10.00 a.m. and 01.00 p.m. till filing of the charge-sheet and shall cooperate with the investigating agency.

(iii) The applicants shall not induce, threat or promise any witnesses who are acquainted

(3) 948.aba.412.2025 with the facts of the case either personally or by way of electronic media.

The application is disposed of.

(URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) Sarkate