Gautam Mengi And ANR v. State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.3194 OF 2025 Gautam Mengi & Anr.

... Applicants V/s.

The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent ----- Adv. Mainak Adhikary for the Applicants.

Mr. P. H. Gaikwad, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM :

N.R. BORKAR, J.

DATE :

21ST NOVEMBER 2025 P.C. :

Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date:

2025.11.21 19:18:55 +0530 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE 1.

Learned Counsel for the Applicants seeks leave to implead the first informant as a party Respondent to the present Application. Leave as prayed for is granted. Necessary amendment shall be carried out forthwith.

2.

Issue notice to the Respondent-first informant, returnable on 09th December 2025.

3.

Learned Counsel for the Applicants submits that according to the prosecution the co-accused, who defrauded the first informant to the tune of Rs.1,10,00,000/-, had transferred an amount of Rs.40,00,000/- to the bank accounts of the present Applicants. It is submitted that the said amount was transferred towards bona fide business transactions between the Applicants and co-accused. It is submitted that even otherwise the Mugdha

2 911-ABA 3194-25.doc investigating officer has instructed the bank to freeze the said accounts and at present the amount of Rs.25,00,000/- is lying in the said accounts. 4.

Considering the above facts and circumstances, till the next date the Applicants shall not be arrested.

(N.R. BORKAR, J.) Mugdha