Pintu @ Nimba Ramesh Koli v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3975 OF 2025 Pintu @ Nimba Ramesh Koli ....Applicant versus The State Of Maharashtra ....Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Onkar A. Wable i/b. Mr. Akshay Tilve, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. B.B. Kulkarni, APP for Respondent-State. _________________________________________________________________

CORAM

: SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 29th JANUARY, 2026.

P.C. :

1.

By this application, the applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No. 824 of 2023 registered with Shirur Police Station, District Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 406 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code 1860.

2.

It is prosecution's case that the applicant and his father entered into an agreement with the first informant for cutting sugarcane and they have taken an advance amount of 27 lakhs from the first informant, but ₹ did not do the work as per the agreement.

3.

It is contention of learned counsel for the applicant that the Digitally signed by SHUBHADA SHANKAR KADAM Date:

2026.01.31 10:53:09 +0530 applicant is behind bars for more than eight months. There is no progress SHUBHADA SHANKAR KADAM in the trial. The agreement of the first informant was executed with the father of the applicant. As the father of the applicant died, the applicant's

name is involved in the present crime. The applicant has no antecedents and requested to allow the application.

4.

Learned APP submitted that the applicant was instrumental in the said crime. He was aware about the agreement executed between the first informant and his father and the amount from the first informant. If the applicant is released on bail, he may abscond and requested to reject the application.

5.q I have heard both learned counsel, perused the charge-sheet and documents produced on record. The agreement produced on record shows that it was executed between the first informant and the deceased father of the applicant. To prove the role of the applicant in the present crime, evidence is required. The applicant is behind bars for more than eight months and there is no progress in the trial. Considering these facts, I pass following order.

ORDER

(i) The applicant be enlarged on bail in Crime No. 824 of 2023 registered with Shirur Police Station, District Pune, on executing P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when required.

(iii) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case.

The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms and is accordingly disposed of.

6.

It is made clear that the above observations are made only for the purpose of granting bail and the Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.

7.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)