Reshma Rohan More v. State Of Maharashtra

902-aba-3142-25.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3142 OF 2025 Reshma R. More ...Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent.

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Mr. Aditya Mandavkar, Ms Disha Chaurasia, Mr. Omkar Mayekar i/b Mr. Gauresh Kerkar for the Applicant.

Mr. B.V. Holambe Patil, APP for the Respondent/State. PSI Sandeep Jarande, Nirmal Nagar Police Station present. ..............

CORAM

:

N.R. BORKAR, J.

DATE :

18.11.2025.

P.C. :

1.

This is an application for anticipatory bail. 2.

The applicant is apprehending her arrest in Crime No. 281 of 2023 registered at Nirmal Nagar Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

3.

It is the case of the prosecution that the co-accused in the present crime accepted the amount of Rs.25 Lakhs from the first informant towards sale of the residential premises owned by them, though the same was mortgaged with the credit society against a loan availed by them. The allegations against the present applicant and other co-accused are thus of cheating and defrauding the complainant to the tune of Rs.25 lakhs. 4.

I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent / State. Dinesh S. Sherla 1/2

902-aba-3142-25.doc 5.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged transactions. It is submitted that the co-accused had used the bank account of the applicant for deposit of the said amount of Rs.25 Lakhs. It is submitted that the prosecution has already filed the charge-sheet against other co-accused.

6.

On the other hand, learned APP for the respondent/State submits that the applicant is absconding. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime, the applicant may not be released on anticipatory bail.

7.

I have perused the FIR. The main allegations are against the co-accused. There are no other criminal antecedents against the present applicant. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed.

ORDER

A) The Application is allowed.

B) In the event of arrest of the applicant in C.R. No.281 of 2023 registered at Nirmal Nagar Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 506 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), she be released on bail on executing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety or two sureties in the like amount.

[N.R.BORKAR, J.] Dinesh S. Sherla 2/2