An application to cancel anticipatory bail granted for offences under Sections 420 and 406 IPC. The court found no misuse of bail, the NC report alleging threats lacked specifics, investigation was complete, and refused to revoke the bail, rejecting the application.
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Chitra Sonawane.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Application No.51 of 2024
Ravindra Harishchandra Pawar Age:56 years, Occ.: Labour, R/O: Hotel Nisarg, Old Agra Road, Motibaugh Naka, Tal. Malegaon, Dist. Nashik
… Applicant
Versus
Mr Shailesh A Chavan, Legal Aid Appointed Advocate, for the applicant.
Mr Arfan Sait, APP, for the respondent/ State.
Mr Mufeez Ansari, i/b. Jayendra Khairnar, for respondent No.2.
Coram: R.N. Laddha, J. Date: 18 November 2024.
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Chitra Sonawane.
P.C.:
Heard Mr Shailesh A Chavan, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant; Mr Arfan Sait, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the respondent/State, and Mr Mufeez Ansari, for respondent No.2.
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cancelled mechanically unless there are compelling and supervening circumstances, such as the risk of jeoparadising a fair trial.
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to the prima facie material. At this stage, with the investigation concluded and in the absence of any new or compelling grounds, post grant of bail, this Court is not inclined to revoke the pre-arrest bail granted to the second respondent.
6. Accordingly, the application stands rejected.
[ R.N. Laddha, J.]
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail granted to respondent No.2 should be cancelled on the ground that merits were not considered and that he threatened the informant.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Ravindra Harishchandra Pawar
The State of Maharashtra (At the instance of Camp Police Station, Malegaon)
Jagdish Harishchandra Pawar
R.N. Laddha
As recorded by the court registry
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