Omprakash @ Om @ Ramesh Mangalram Bishnoi v. State Of Maharashtra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4646 OF 2025 VAISHALI ANIL Omprakash @ Om @ Ramesh Mangalram Bishnoi ...Applicant
VERSUS
State Of Maharashtra
...Respondent
_________________________________________________________________ by VAISHALI ANIL TIKAM Date:
2026.03.27 13:26:40 +0530 Mr. Satyavrat Joshi i/by Samay Pawar, Advocate for Applicant. Mr.B.B. Kulkarni, APP for Respondent-State.
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CORAM
: SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 24th MARCH, 2026.
P.C. :
1.
Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State.
2.
By this Application, Applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No. 276/2025 registered with Khadak Police Station, District Pune for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Section 3(5) of the said enactment, and Section 66D of the Informant Technology Act, 2000. 3.
It is prosecution's case that Applicant and co-accused persuaded the first informant to invest the amount with assurance that they will get high financial returns. It is alleged that applicant and co-accused cheated the first informant for the amount of Rs.6,63,000/-.
4.
It is contention of learned counsel for the Applicant that no fraud amount is received by the Applicant. The allegations against the applicant that he facilitator between accused no.1 and accused no.2. Applicant is behind bar for more than six months. Applicant has no antecedents. To show bonafide, applicant has deposited Rs.2,00,000/- before the trial Court without prejudice to the rights of the applicant and requested to allow the application.
5.
It is contention of learned APP that Applicant was actively involved in the crime as he was in the contact with accused nos.1 and 2. If applicant is released on bail, he may abscond or threaten the prosecution witnesses and requested to reject the application. 6.
I have heard both learned counsel, perused the chargesheet and documents produced on record.
7.
Applicant is behind bars for more than six months. There is no progress in the trial. He has no antecedents. No amount is transferred in the bank account of the Applicant. It may take time to conclude the trial. 8.
Considering these facts, I pass the following order: (i) The Applicant- Omprakash @ Om @ Ramesh Mangalram Bishnoi be released on bail in Crime No. 276/2025 registered with Khadak Police Station, District 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 called and cooperate with the investigating officer. (v) Bail Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)