Ravi Shrichand Punjabi v. The State Of Maharashtra
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 655 OF 2025 Ravi Shrichand Punjabi ..... Applicant
VERSUS
State of Maharashtra ..... Respondent Digitally signed by KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR Date:
2025.04.26 19:57:49 +0530 Mr.Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Rajendra Rathod, Mr.Sohail Ahmed, Mr. Umar Dalvi, Mr. Harsh Ramchandani, Mr.Nadim Mallik, Adv. Zeeshan Sardar, Adv.Mujtaba Shaikh, Mr. Dhruv Jain, Mr.Sameer Merchant, Mr.Abdulla M., Mr.Aamir Koradia for the Applicant.
KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR Mr. Ajay S. Patil, A.P.P. for the State.
Ms. Pragya i/b. M/s. Legal Vision for the Informant. Mr. Satish Wayal, P.S.I., Borivali Police Station present. CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.
DATE : 24th APRIL, 2025 P.C. :- The learned A.P.P. submits that the specimen signature of the applicant has been handed over to the Investigating Officer. So also, the original documents called upon by the Investigating Officer has been handed over. The custody of the present applicant as of now, is not necessary, since the present applicant has co-operated with the investigation.
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Considering the fact that according to the investigating officer the custody of the present applicant is not necessary as of now, the fact that the applicant being a developer and the first informant being one of the member of the society of which the applicant who claims to be the part of the developer firm called as R.K.Builders being the legal heir of the original proprietor of the firm, a civil suit is pending before this Court.
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This application is filed for pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Crime No. 0111 of 2025 dated 15th February, 2025 registered with Borivali Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 236, 237, 318(4), 335, 336(2), 336(3), 338 and 340(2) r/w. Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
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As of now, I am satisfied that the present anticipatory bail application can be granted.
The present anticipatory bail application is allowed. Hence, the following order :-
ORDER
(a) The anticipatory bail application is allowed. (b) In the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 0111 of 2025 dated 15th February, 2025 registered with
3/4 Borivali Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 236, 237, 318(4), 335, 336(2), 336(3), 338 and 340(2) r/w. Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the applicant shall be released on bail, on furnishing P.R. bonds to the extent of Rs.50,000/- with one or more sureties of the like amount.
(c) The applicant shall co-operate with the investigation and attend and meet the Investigating Officer of the concerned Police Station on 28th April 2025, 29th April, 2025 and 30th April 2025 between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and thereafter as and when called. (d) The applicant should not directly or indirectly contact the first informant in any form whatsoever. (e) 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 further, the applicants shall not tamper with the evidence in any manner whatsoever.
(f) The applicant shall furnish details of his residential
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Needless to say, violation of any of the aforesaid conditions would make the applicant liable to face proceedings for cancellation of anticipatory bail. It is 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.
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The anticipatory bail application is disposed of. [RAJESH S. PATIL, J.]