Atul Vishwanath Behre Of District Pune v. The State Of Maharashtra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1186 OF 2024 Uday Trimbak Joshi ...Applicant
Versus
State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1166 OF 2024 Atul Vishwanath Behre ...Applicant
Versus
State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1280 OF 2024 Ashok Dattatray Kulkarni ...Applicant
Versus
State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
Mr. Samay Pawar for Applicant in ABA No.1186 of 2024 Mr. Samir A. Vaidya a/w Zainab Khan, Ms. Jagruti Mestry, Advocate for Applicant in ABA No. 1166 of 2024. Mr. Vishnu Wani a/w Mr. Arun Rajput h/for Rahul Tiwari for Applicant in ABA No. 1280 of 2024.
Ms. S.M. Yadav, APP for the State.
PSI, Mr. Khade, Vishrambag Police Station, Pune present.
CORAM:
MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED :
26th September 2025 P.C.:
1.
Heard learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants and learned APP for the State.
2.
These Applications are filed under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.13 of 2024, registered at Vishrambaug Police Station, Pune City, on 25th January 2024, for the offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3.
It is the case of the prosecution that the First InformantTanaji More was working with Shriram Gas Agency at Vadgaon, Pune. The Applicant- Atul Behre and one Mayuresh Joshi, son of the Applicant- Uday Joshi were the partners of said Shriram Gas Agency. In March 2023, the First Informant received recovery notice under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act for recovery of more than Rs.1,24,00,000/- and he made enquiry. He came to know that the loan was obtained by Shriram Gas Agency and the First Informant as well as one Gitanjali Samudre working with Shriram Gas Agency were shown as guarantors. He thereafter came to know that in the year 2019, said Gas Agency had taken a
loan of Rs.77,00,000/- from one Ninad Nagri Sahakari Patsanstha. The said loan application was signed by Mayuresh Joshi and the First Informant and Giranjali Samudre as guarantors had put their signatures on the concerned documents. It is the claim of the First Informant that he has not signed the said documents. 4.
A learned Single Judge by Order dated 3rd May 2024 passed in Anticipatory Bail Application No.1166 of 2024 and Anticipatory Bail Application No.1186 of 2024 and by Order dated 8th May 2024 passed in Anticipatory Bail Application No.1280 of 2024 has already protected the Applicants and the same is in operation till date. The Charge-sheet is already filed on 24th March 2025 and therefore the investigation is completed.
5.
Although, learned APP strongly opposes granting Anticipatory Bail Application, as the Charge-sheet is filed and the investigation is completed and as there is no record to indicate that the Applicants have not co-operated with the investigation, the case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail. 6.
Accordingly, Anticipatory Bail Applications are allowed in terms of order dated 3rd May 2024 and Order dated 8th May 2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court.
7.
The Anticipatory Bail Applications are disposed of. (MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.)