Ritesh Ramlal Agarwal v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay confirmed interim bail granted by a lower court for the applicant in a criminal matter involving financial fraud. The court held that custodial interrogation was unnecessary as machinery allegedly disposed of was found in a safe place, indicating the doubtful nature of the case.
What did the court decide?
Ad-interim pre-arrest bail granted previously was confirmed as anticipatory bail; applicant to face investigating officer only upon summons.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1335 OF 2014
(For Anticipatory Bail)
Ritesh Ramlal Agarwal.Applicant
V/s.
The State of Maharashtra & anr..Respondents
Mr.Vivek Kantawalla with Mr.A.N.Patil & Ms
Bhairavi Warvadekar i/b. M/s.Vivek Kantawalla
& Co., Advocate, for the Applicant
Mrs A.A.Mane, APP, for the Respondent No.1
State
CORAM:P.D.KODE, J.
DATE:20TH DECEMBER, 2014
P.C.
.Heard. Learned APP tenders an
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the interim bail granted should be confirmed as anticipatory bail given the nature of the investigation.
Whether custodial interrogation is necessary when evidence suggests doubt in the commission of the offence.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ritesh Ramlal Agarwal
- respondent
The State of Maharashtra
Coram
P. D. Kode
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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