Naresh Chandrakant Birajdar v. The State Of Maharashtra
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1694 OF 2026 Naresh Chandrakant Birajdar ...Applicant
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra ....Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Ayush Pasbola, Advocate for Applicant.
Mr. S.R. Agarkar, APP for Respondent-State.
Mr. Pranav Gole, Advocate for Intervenor.
API Dipak R. Bhoi, Pali Police Station, Rajgad present. _________________________________________________________________
CORAM
: SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 16th APRIL, 2026.
P.C. :
1.
Heard learned counsel for the Applicant, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for Intervenor.
2.
By this Application, the Applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No.2 of 2026 registered with Pali Police Station, Rajgad for the offence punishable under Sections. 318(4), 336(1), 336(2), 336(3), and 338 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3.
It is prosecution's case that applicant and co-accused executed a sale deed in their favour by putting false signature and thumb impression of the first informant and cheated her.
4.
It is contention of learned counsel for the Applicant that the
matter is settled out of the Court. Applicant is behind bars more than two months. Applicant has no antecedents and requested to allow the application.
5.
It is contention of learned APP that Applicant and co-accused have put false signature and thumb impression of the first informant, cheated her and transferred her property in their names. If applicant is released on bail, he may tamper the evidence and requested to reject the application.
6.
It is contention of learned counsel for the First Informant that the matter is settled out of the Court. The first informant has no objection to allow the bail application and requested to pass appropriate orders. 7.
I have heard all learned counsel. Perused charge-sheet and documents produced on record. The matter is settled out of the Court. Applicant is behind bars for more than two months. Investigation is completed and charge-sheet has been filed.
8.
Considering these facts, I pass following order:
ORDER
(i) The Applicant- Naresh Chandrakant Birajdar be released on bail in Crime No.2 of 2026 registered with Pali Police Station, Rajgad, on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.
(ii) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses.
(iii) The Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. (iv) The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when required.
(v) Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)