Chandrakiran Satyanarayan Pillamar v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.325 OF 2026 Vardhan R. Pulpati ...Applicant V/s.
The State of Maharashtra
...Respondent.
WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 401 OF 2026 ..............
Adv. Afroz Momin A. K. a/w. Adv. Nikhat Momin i/b Adv. A.K. Momin & Associates for the Applicant.
Mr. S.R. Agarkar, APP for the Respondent/State. Ms Nidhi N. Pandav for the Intervener.
PSI Vinod Shendkar, Bhiwandi Police Station is present. ..............
CORAM
:
N.R. BORKAR, J.
DATE :
10.02.2026.
P.C. :
1.
This is an application for anticipatory bail. 2.
The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No. 1111 of 2025 of registered at Bhiwandi City Police Station, Thane City for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3.
It is the case of the prosecution that on the date of incident which took place on 20th December 2025, on account of trivial issue a dispute arose between the applicant and the other coaccused on one side and the first informant on the other side. It is alleged that during the said dispute the present applicant and other co-accused assaulted the first informant and his father by iron rod and attempted to commit their murder. 1/3
4.
I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the applicant, the learned APP for the respondent / State and the learned counsel for the Intervener/first informant.
5.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the alleged assault by iron rod is not attributed to the present applicant. It is submitted that there are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant.
6.
On the other hand learned APP for the respondent/State and the learned counsel for the Intervener/first informant submit that the applicant and the co-accused assaulted the first informant and his father by iron rod and attempted to commit their murder. 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 present applicant is not named in the FIR. The alleged assault by iron rod is attributed to the coaccused. There are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, 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. 1111 2/3
of 2025 of registered at Bhiwandi City Police Station, Thane City for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2), 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, he 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.
C) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when called by the Investigating Officer and shall cooperate in the investigation.
D) The applicant shall not commit any other crime and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. 8.
The Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 9.
The Interim Application for intervention stands disposed of. [N.R.BORKAR, J.] 3/3