Sandeep Sanjay Kunte v. State Of Maha Thr Pso, Ps Kalmeshwar

2026:BHC-NAG:4245 1 37-APPEAL-570-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 570 OF 2025 SANDEEP S/O SANJAY KUNTE Vrs.

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shri N. S. Khandewale a/w Shri A. Z. Mirza, Advocates for Appellant. Ms. S. S. Dhote, APP for Respondent No.1.

Shri A. R. Prasad, Advocate for Respondent No.2. CORAM: NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.

DATE : 12/03/2026.

1.

This is an Appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, "SCST Act"), since the application for bail of the Appellant is rejected by the learned Sessions Court by order dated 01/11/2025 in Crime No.913/2025 registered with Kalmeshwar Police Station, Nagpur for the offence punishable under Section 3(2)(v) of the SCST Act and under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

2.

The case of the prosecution as seen from the interim order is as under :-

2 37-APPEAL-570-2025.odt The case of the prosecution is that on 17.10.2025, while the informant was travelling on her Activa scooter, the appellant approached from behind in a Scorpio vehicle bearing No. MH-40-CV-3094, which he was allegedly driving in a zig-zag manner. It is further alleged that the appellant overtook the informant's scooter and deliberately dashed it, resulting in the informant falling to the ground and sustaining minor injuries. On the basis of this oral report, the present FIR came to be registered.

3.

This Court by order dated 21/11/2025 granted protection to the Appellant.

4.

Learned Advocate for the Appellant tendered a copy of Roznama of the learned Sessions Court across the bar showing that, the Appellant furnished surety before the learned Sessions Court. The charge sheet has been filed. Hence, I pass the following order :-

ORDER

i] Appeal is allowed.

ii] The impugned order dated 01/11/2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-13 and Special Judge, Nagpur is set aside.

3 37-APPEAL-570-2025.odt iii] Interim order dated 21/11/2025 is confirmed.

iv] The Appeal is disposed of accordingly.

[JUDGE] Choulwar Signed by: V.M. Choulwar (VMC) Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 13/03/2026 17:42:16