Ganesh Prabhakar Nagargoje v. State Of Maharashtra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3751 OF 2025 Ganesh Prabhakar Nagargoje ...Applicant
VERSUS
The State of Maharashtra
...Respondent
....
Mr. Aniket Vagal a/w Ms. Juhi Kadu a/w Adv. Savvy Kolhekar, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. V. N. Sagare, A.P.P. for the Respondent - State. ....
CORAM
:
N. R. BORKAR, J.
DATE :
11.02.2026.
P.C.
:
1.
This is an application for regular bail.
2.
The applicant came to be arrested in Crime No. 80 of 2024 registered at Shirur Police Station, Dist- Pune for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 364, & 324 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3.
It is the case of the prosecution that on the date of the incident, which took place on 31.01.2024, on account of property dispute the present applicant and the other co-accused took the deceased to the isolated place on the pretext of taking him to the rehabilitation center at
Pune. It is alleged that they assaulted him, tied him with rope and then they threw him alive into the Ghod river from the bridge and committed his murder. Accordingly the present crime came to be registered.
4.
I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent/State. 5.
The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the applicant is in jail for two years and the trial is still at the stage of framing of charge. It is submitted that the motive for the alleged crime is attributed to the co-accused.
6.
The learned APP for the Respondent/State submits that the applicant is involved in a serious crime of murder. It is submitted that the deceased was lastly seen in the company of the applicant and other co-accused. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime, the applicant may not be released on anticipatory bail. 7.
The applicant is in jail for two years and the trial has not commenced. The motive for the alleged crime is attributed to the co-accused. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail. In the result, the following order is passed:
O R D E R
A] The Application is allowed.
B] The applicant be released on bail in Crime No. 80 of 2024 registered at Shirur Police Station, Dist- Pune for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 201, 364, & 324 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, on furnishing P.R Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with one or two sureties in the like amount.
C] The applicant shall attend the concerned police station once in a month, i.e., on first Saturday between 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, till conclusion of the trial.
D] The applicant shall not enter into the limits of village Anandgaon Tal. Shirur, till conclusion of the trial.
8.
Application stands disposed of accordingly.
(N. R. BORKAR, J.)