Dnyaneshwar Maroti Pawar v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Dnyaneshwar Maroti Pawar v. The State of Maharashtra, Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1347 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, decided 18-10-2024 by R. M. Joshi, J. Applicant sought pre-arrest bail in Crime No. 167/2024 (Wadwani Police Station, Dist. Beed) under Sections 64, 74, 75, 351(2), 351(3) IPC after the informant alleged sexual abuse on 01/07/2024. Counsel relied on call records to urge a consensual relationship; the learned APP opposed citing seriousness of the crime. Noting that both parties are major and that the call records prima facie disclosed a close relationship such that it could be a case of consensual sexual activities, the Court allowed the application in terms of its interim order dated 7 August 2024. Keywords: anticipatory bail, rape allegation, consent, call records, adult parties, Bombay High Court Aurangabad.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail granted to the applicant in terms of the interim order dated 7 August 2024.