Niranjan Navnath Pansare v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR by KANCHAN VINOD MAYEKAR Date: 2025.05.03 10:09:08 +0530 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1061 OF 2025 NIRANJAN NAVNATH PANSARE ..... APPLICANT

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.

..... RESPONDENTS Mr.Sandesh B. Manikhedkar i/b. Mr.Abhay Bhoir for the Applicant. Ms.Supriya Kak, A.P.P. for the State.

Ms.Aishwary Manjrekar for the Respondent No.2. CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

DATE : 2nd MAY, 2025 P.C. :- This application is filed for pre-arrest bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Crime No. 0160 of 2025 dated 2nd February, 2025 registered with Malwani Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 74, 75, 78, 79, 115(2), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 2.

Based on the complaint, an FIR has been lodged. The role of the present applicants is mentioned in the said FIR. 3.

I have been informed that the victim girl is around 25 years of age. The applicant is also around the same age. The victim girl is

2/4 staying and working in Mumbai. The applicant is working and staying in Pune City.

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The learned A.P.P. submits that though in the FIR, it has been mentioned that the applicant has twice tried to cause self injury and also has assaulted the victim. As per the FIR, the neighbours saved the victim at those times. The learned A.P.P. submits that as per the instructions of the Investigating Officer, the custody of the present applicant would not be necessary at present, as the applicant is staying and working in Pune. The applicant should not be permitted to come to Mumbai as the victim girl is staying and working in Mumbai. He can be allowed to come to Mumbai only for the purpose of attending the office of the Investigating Officer as directed by the Investigating Officer.

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There are no criminal antecedents as far as the present applicant is concerned. He is working as an engineer in Pune. Since the Investigating Officer does not require the custody of the present applicant, there being no criminal antecedents and he has been attending the office of the Investigating Officer, I am of the view that the present anticipatory bail application can be allowed. The present anticipatory bail application is allowed. Hence, the following order :-

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ORDER

(a) The anticipatory bail application is allowed. (b) In the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 0160 of 2025 dated 2nd February, 2025 registered with Malwani Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 74, 75, 78, 79, 115(2), 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the applicant shall be released on bail, on furnishing P.R. bonds to the extent of Rs.30,000/- 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 as and when called.

(d) The applicant is directed not to enter in Mumbai Suburban, till the trial Court dispose of the case, except the day when called by the Investigating Officer. (e) The applicant should not directly or indirectly contact the first informant, her relatives, friends, office colleagues in any form whatsoever.

4/4 (f) 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.

(g) The applicant shall furnish details of his residential addresses, contact numbers and e-mail addresses to the Investigating Officer.

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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 applicants 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.]