Urvil Piyush Shah v. The State Of Maharashtra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3487 OF 2024 Urvil Piyush Shah ...Applicant V/s.
The State of Maharashtra and Anr.
...Respondents
Mr. Jagdish Hegde, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. S. R. Agarkar, APP for the Respondent/State. Adv. Ranjita S. Jain, Advocate for Respondent No.2.
CORAM
:
N.R. BORKAR, J.
DATE :
21.01.2026.
P.C. :
1.
This is an application for Anticipatory Bail. 2.
The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No. 513 of 2023 registered at Dadar Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 306, 406, 420 & 467 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3.
The deceased was the brother of the first informant. The mother of the deceased was suffering from some illness and for the treatment, the deceased had taken loan of Rs.6-7 lakhs from his friends. It is alleged that to return the said amount, he 1/3
handed over the documents in relation to house owned by his mother to the applicant and co-accused for obtaining loan of Rs.25 Lakhs. It is alleged that the applicant and other co-accused by preparing false documents obtained the loan of Rs.73,00,000/- and though the deceased did not receive the said loan amount, the applicant and other co-accused were harassing him to pay the installments of the said loan. It is alleged that being fed up with the said harassment, the deceased committee suicide. 4.
I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned APP for the respondent-State and the learned counsel for the first informant.
5.
The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the prosecution has already filed charge-sheet against the present applicant and thus there is no need of custodial interrogation.
6.
On the other hand, the learned APP for the respondentState submits that considering the nature of crime, the applicant may not be released on anticipatory bail.
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7.
The learned counsel for the first informant submits that the first informant has no objection if the present applicant is released on anticipatory bail.
8.
The main allegations appears to be against the coaccused. Considering the overall facts and circumstance, I am inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed :
O R D E R
a) The Application is allowed.
b) In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 513 of 2023 registered at Dadar Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 306, 406, 420 & 467 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the applicant be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.
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