Bharat Shabbir Senani v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1460 OF 2025 Bharat Shabbir Senani ... Applicant

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State Of Maharashtra ... Respondent ________________________________________________________ by NILAM SANTOSH KAMBLE Date: 2026.01.23 15:00:55 +0530 NILAM SANTOSH KAMBLE Mr.Ganesh Gupta a/w Mr.Sahil Ghorpade, Ms.Roshni Naaz, Mr.Madan Kharole, Mr.Surya P. Gupta, Ms.Priyanka Rathod, Mr.Tushar Gaikwad i/b GG Legal Associate, for the Applicant in BA No.1460 of 2025.

Mr.P.P. Jadhav, APP for Respondent-State.

________________________________________________________ CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 21st JANUARY 2026 P.C. :

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By this Application, Applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No.104 of 2024 registered with Sangavi Police Station, Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(B)(ii)(b), 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('NDPS Act' for short) and Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) of the The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 ('MCOC' Act).

2.

It is prosecution's case that the Applicant had supplied charas to the co-accused.

3.

It is contention of learned counsel for the Applicant that the Applicant is behind bars for more than one year and ten months. The Applicant has no antecedents. There is no recovery at the instance of the Applicant. On the basis of the CDR, police arrested the Applicant. There is no progress in the trial and requested to allow the Application. 4.

It is contention of learned APP that charas was recovered from the co-accused it was supplied by the Applicant. The CDR annexed with the charge-sheet shows that the Applicant was in constant touch with the co-accused. If Applicant released on bail, he may abscond or threaten prosecution witnesses, and requested to reject the Application.

5.

I have heard both learned counsel. Perused charge-sheet and documents produced on record.

6.

The Applicant has no antecedents. The Applicant is behind bars for more than one year and ten months. The allegations against him are supplying charas to the co-accused. Police arrested him on the basis of the CDR. To prove the involvement of the Applicant in the

crime, evidence is required. Considering these facts, I pass following order.

ORDER

(i) The Applicant-Bharat Shabbir Senani be released on bail in Crime No.104 of 2024 registered with Sangavi Police Station, Pune,, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.

(iv) The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when required.

(v) Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)