Ganesh Guddu Sonkar @ Ganesh Sonkar @ Gattya v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2664 OF 2025 Ganesh Guddu Sonkar @ Ganesh Sonkar @ Gattya ...Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Mr. D. R. Thakare Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. T. G. Khan, APP for the Respondent/State.

CORAM

:

N.R. BORKAR, J.

DATE :

26.09.2025.

P.C. :

1.

This is an application for Anticipatory Bail. 2.

The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No. 265 of 2025 registered at Vishnu Nagar Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1) 352 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3.

According to the prosecution, on the date of incident, which took place on 15.05.2025, the present applicant and other co-accused assaulted the first informant with a wooden stick as well as with fist & kick blows; on account of previous enmity between them. Due to the said assault, the first informant 1/3

sustained grievous injuries. .

4.

I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent-State.

5.

The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged crime and was not even present at the time of alleged incident. It is further submitted that there are no other criminal antecedents against the present applicant. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is a cross FIR in relation to the incident in question.

6.

On the other hand, the learned APP for the respondentState submits that the applicant assaulted the first informant with a wooden stick and that custodial interrogation of the present applicant is necessary to recover the said wooden stick. 7.

Admittedly, there is a cross FIR in relation to the incident in question. Considering the said fact and as there are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant, I am inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed :

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O R D E R

a) The Application is allowed.

b) In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 265 of 2025 registered at Vishnu Nagar Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1) 352 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The applicant be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

c) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and shall co-operate in the investigation.

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