Vishal Sopan Vatre v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3469 OF 2025 Vishal Sopan Vatre ... Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ________________________________________________________ by NILAM SANTOSH KAMBLE Date: 2026.02.16 12:41:22 +0530 NILAM SANTOSH KAMBLE Mr.Chaitanya Mulawkar a/w Mr.Nilesh Waghmode, for the Applicant. Mr.S.S. Pednekar, APP for Respondent-State.

________________________________________________________ CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 12th FEBRUARY 2026 P.C. :

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By this Application, the Applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No.59 of 2025 registered with Baramati City Police Station, Pune Gramin, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 352, 351(2), 351(3) and 333 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ('BNS' for short).

2.

It is prosecution's case that on 14th February 2025, at around 11.30 a.m., the Applicant went at the house of the First Informant, who is mother-in-law of the Applicant and attempted to kill her by

strangulating her and threatened to kill her and her daughter, if case against him was not withdrawn.

3.

It is contention of learned counsel for the Applicant that the Applicant is behind bars for more than eleven months. He has been convicted in murdered case and he is serving life imprisonment. He had gone to the house of the First Informant to meet his children. He has been falsely implicated in this case. The First Informant has not suffered any injury and requested to allow the Application. 4.

It is contention of learned APP that, the Applicant has murdered his father-in-law and sister-in-law. If the Applicant released on bail, he may abscond or threaten First Informant and 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 is behind bars for more than eleven months. The First Informant has not sustained injuries due to strangulation by the Applicant. To prove the allegations against the Applicant, trial is required.

7.

Considering these facts, I pass following order.

ORDER

(i) The Applicant-Vishal Sopan Vatre be released on bail in Crime No.59 of 2025 registered with Baramati City Police Station, Pune Gramin, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The Applicant shall not enter in the jurisdiction of Baramati City Police station till recording of evidence of First Informant, except attending Court dates. (iii) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.

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

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

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