Harish Ratan Warkhade v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; pan masala and scented tobacco seizure; gutka prohibition; Sections 273, 279, 328 r/w 34 IPC; C.R. No.893/2023 Parner Police Station Dist. Ahmednagar; Eeco Van MH-12UN-8302; seizure value Rs.4,09,600; custodial interrogation not necessary; bailable offences except Section 328 IPC; Section 328 applicability pending before Apex Court; Nagesh Rajshekhar Mense 2023 (1) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 572 distinguished as under challenge in Supreme Court with interim protection; interim protection dated 02/02/2024 confirmed; conditions till charge-sheet; Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad; Nitin B. Suryawanshi, J.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail - interim protection granted by order dated 02/02/2024 confirmed, subject to conditions till filing of charge-sheet: attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer, co-operate in the investigation, not tamper with prosecution evidence, and not indulge in similar offences.