Hiralal Chintaman Gajare v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

501-APEAL-248-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 248 OF 2025 Hiralal Chintaman Gajare .... Appellant

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The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

.... Respondents by SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Date:

2025.05.08 18:51:25 +0530 SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM ----- Ms. Rekha Musale, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr. K. C. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent - State. Ms. Smita S. Solwat, Advocate for Respondent No.2. ----- CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 5th MAY, 2025.

P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the Appellant, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for Respondent No.2. 2.

Learned APP seeks time to take instructions in respect of CCTV footage.

3.

In FIR there are allegations against the Appellant that he and co-accused assaulted the first informant and her husband with sickle, but there are no allegations that he has abused them on caste. Considering this fact, I pass following order: Shantanu S. Dhudum 1/2

501-APEAL-248-2025.doc

ORDER

i. In the event of arrest, the Appellant be released on bail in Crime No.35 of 2025 registered with Bhigwan Police Station, Pune Rural Division, on executing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

ii. The Appellant shall attend the concerned police station once in week till decision of this application between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm.

iii. The Appellant shall not contact the first informant and prosecution witnesses.

iv. The Appellant shall not contact/influence or threaten or pressurize the complainant or otherwise tamper with the prosecution witnesses.

4.

Stand over to 16th June, 2025.

5.

All the concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

( SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.) Shantanu S. Dhudum 2/2