Aniket Vijay Chavan v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1442 OF 2026 Aniket Vijay Chavan ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

_________________________________________________________________ Mr. Sushant J. Tayade a/w. Dinesh Jadhav i/by Sushant J. Tayade and Associates, Advocate for Applicant.

Mr. S.R. Agarkar, APP for Respondent-State.

_________________________________________________________________

CORAM

: SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 4th May, 2026.

P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP for the State.

2.

By this application, the applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No.511 of 2025 registered with Hadapsar Police Station, Pune for the offence punishable under Sections 304(2), 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023(for short 'BNS') and under Section 3(1) (ii), 3(2), 3(4) of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (for short 'MCOC Act').

3.

It is prosecution's case that on 31/05/2025, when first informant was standing on road, waiting for rickshaw, at that time, two people came there on motorcycle and snatched her necklace and ran away.

4.

It is contention of learned counsel for the Applicant that applicant is behind bars around 1 year. No test identification parade of the applicant is done. It may take time to conclude the trial and requested to allow the application.

5.

It is contention of learned APP that applicant has antecedents. Gold necklace of the first informant is recovered at the instance of the applicant. If he is released on bail, he may abscond or threaten prosecution witnesses and requested to reject the application. 6.

I have heard both learned counsel. Perused charge sheet and documents produced on record. The applicant is behind bars around one year. The test identification parade of the applicant is not taken. It may take time to conclude the trial.

7.

Considering these facts, I pass following order:

ORDER

(i) The Applicant- Aniket Vijay Chavan be released on bail inCrime No.511 of 2025 registered with Hadapsar Police Station, Pune, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The Applicant shall attend the concerned police station, as and

when called.

(iii) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.

(iv) The Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. (v) Bail Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)