Sandeep Kumar Patil S/O Sh Rajendra Sah v. The State Of Maharashtra
2025:BHC-AS:21624
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 545/2025 SANDEEP KUMAR PATIL S/O SH RAJENDRA SAH ...APPLICANT VS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
...RESPONDENTS ...
Adv. Shubham Mhatre for the Applicant.
Adv. Avinash A. Naik, APP for the Respondent State. ...
CORAM
: RAJESH S. PATIL, J.
DATED : MAY 8, 2025 P.C.:
1.
This application is filed under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with the First Information Report (FIR) No.704/2024 registered with the Vileparle Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 120B, 406, 419, 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2.
In the FIR, the name of the present applicant has not been mentioned. It is during investigation, the name of the present applicant has been cropped up. In the FIR, the bank details are mentioned but those accounts are not belonging to the present applicant. It has been submitted that the applicant is a resident of Jharkhand and at present of
Delhi. It is submitted before me that the name of the present applicant is also mentioned in the crime wherein the co-accused was an accused in Haryana. In that FIR, the present applicant was also not shown as accused. Only for that reason the present crime which is registered against the co-accused Aditya Maurya and Manjeet Singh. There is no evidence as of now against the present applicant. The FIR has been registered after the period around of one year with the Vile Parle Police Station. Co-accused Kishor Kumar Thakur has been granted pre-arrest bail on 21 April 2025. His role is alleged to be similar to that of the present applicant. I am satisfied that there is no allegation against the present applicant that the amount involved has been deposited in the account of the present applicant. Therefore, prima facie, I am satisfied that the custody of the present applicant would not be necessary as the is ready to cooperate with the IO. Hence, the following order.
ORDER
(a) The anticipatory bail application is allowed. (b) In the event of arrest in connection with FIR No.704/2024 registered with the Vileparle Police Station, the applicant shall be released on bail, on furnishing P.R. bonds to the extent of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties of the like amount.
(c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly
make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with facts of case so as to dissuade him from disclosing the facts to Court or any Police Officer and shall not tamper with evidence.
(d) The applicant shall furnish details of his residential addresses, contact numbers and email addresses to the Investigating Officer.
(e) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station and meet the IO on 13/5/2025 and 14/5/2025 between 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and thereafter, as and when called for.
3.
Needless to say that violation of any of the aforesaid conditions would make the applicant liable to face proceedings for cancellation of this anticipatory bail. It is also clarified that the observations made in this order are limited to the question of grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant in the present application and that the trial Court shall proceed further, without being influenced by the observations made in this order.
4.
The anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) Signed by: Harish V. Chaudhari Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 09/05/2025 18:50:46