Balaji Ashok Patil v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
This bail application was expeditiously heard by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction. The Single Judge granted regular bail to the applicant, observing that the prosecution story relied on circumstantial evidence and the investigation attributed the applicant's role only to destroying evidence under Section 201 IPC, thus a case for bail was made out.
What did the court decide?
Released on bail in Crime No. 359 of 2020 by furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.15,000/- with one or more sureties in like amount, subject to conditions not to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence.