Ravi Kisan Bhosale v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

bipin prithiani 918-aba-2676.24.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2676 OF 2024 Ravi Kisan Bhosale ...

Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...

Respondents ****** Mr. Viresh Purwant a/w Fareha Rizvi and Suraj Gadkari for the Applicant.

Mr. Mayur S. Sonavane, APP for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Kiran N. Balip, PSI, Chinchwad Police Station. ****** CORAM: MANISH PITALE, J.

DATE : 12th NOVEMBER 2024 P.C. :

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

2.

By order dated 3rd October 2024, this Court granted interim relief in favour of the applicant, subject to specific conditions, including a direction to appear before the Investigating Officer on specified dates and to cooperate with the investigation. 3.

The learned APP, on instructions, makes a statement that the applicant had indeed appeared before the Investigating Officer and he had been cooperating with the investigation. 4.

While granting interim relief to the applicant by the aforesaid order dated 3rd October 2024, this Court had observed BIPIN DHARMENDER PRITHIANI DHARMENDER PRITHIANI Date: 2024.11.12 19:21:29 +0530

bipin prithiani 918-aba-2676.24.doc as follows :

"4. This Court has considered the documents filed with the application. In this case, although there is a specific allegation with regard to the assault by means of a steel plate, it would be necessary to peruse the injury certificate to understand the exact nature and intensity of the assault. In any case, the investigation papers would have to be perused to understand as to in what manner the aforesaid assault allegedly launched by the applicant on the informant, was with the intention to outrage her modesty. In any case, it needs to be examined as to whether offences under Sections 74 and 118 of the BNS are made out or not. The applicant is ready to co-operate with the investigation and hence, while keeping the present application pending, this Court is inclined to grant interim relief to the applicant."

5.

The aforesaid reason holds good for allowing the present application itself, particularly in the light of the fact that the applicant had cooperated with the investigation. 6.

In view of the above, interim order dated 3rd October 2024 is confirmed and the application is allowed.

7.

The applicant shall continue to cooperate with the investigation. He shall not influence the informant, witnesses or any persons concerned with the case and he shall not tamper with the evidence.

MANISH PITALE, J.