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Amol Sunil Lavangare v. State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC15 Jan 2024BA/2207/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court of Bombay granted bail to the applicant in a murder case involving circumstantial evidence. The court imposed strict conditions including restriction from the trial district, weekly reporting, and prohibitions on tampering with evidence.

What did the court decide?

Applicant released on bail upon furnishing a surety bond with conditions including restriction from Pune district, weekly reporting, and prohibitions on tampering with evidence.

Amol Sunil Lavangare Vs State of Maharashtra — Quashing and FIR | Bombay HC (2024)

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73 BA 2207.23.doc

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Dusane

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2207 OF 2023

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BHALCHANDRA GOPAL DUSANE

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Digitally signed by BHALCHANDRA GOPAL DUSANE Date: 2024.01.15 18:58:13 +0530

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Amol Sunil Lavangare …Applicant

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Versus

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The State of Maharashtra …Respondent

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Ms. Sana Raees Khan a/w Aditya Parmar for Applicant

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Ms. Veera Shinde, APP for the Respondent-State.

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CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATE: 15^th JANUARY 2024

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P.C.:

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1. Heard Ms. Khan, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Ms. Shinde, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State.

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2. This is a regular Bail Application preferred under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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3. The relevant details are as follows:

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1.	C.R. No.	654 of 2022
2.	Date of Registration of F.I.R.	22/12/2022
3.	Police Station	Daund, District Pune
4.	Sections Applied	302 of I.P.C., 1860

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5.	Date of Incident	11/12/2022
6.	Date of Arrest	20/12/2022
7.	Date of filing of Charge-sheet	13/03/2023

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4. As per the prosecution case, the incident occurred on 11th December 2022. A quarrel took place at 10.00 p.m. between the deceased and the Applicant when the deceased and the Applicant were together. The Applicant assaulted the deceased with a wooden stick.

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5. Ms. Shinde, learned APP strongly opposed the Bail Application on the ground that there are circumstances to show involvement of the Applicant in the offence.

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6. However, the date of the incident is 11th December 2022 and the date of lodging of F.I.R. is 20th December 2022. As a result of the injuries sufferred in the said assault, the deceased was admitted to a hospital for about 7 days. The deceased eventually succumbed to the said injuries on 18th December 2022. The case is of circumstantial evidence. There are no eyewitnesses.

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7. The trial is unlikely to conclude any time soon and is likely to take a considerably long time. The present Applicant does not have any criminal antecedents.

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8. Ms. Khan, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant states that as several witnesses are residing in the same locality

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as that of the Applicant, therefore, the Applicant will reside outside District-Pune and the Applicant will reside at Lalgun Village, District-Satara, 415503.

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9. The Applicant does not appear to be a flight risk.

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10. Accordingly, the Applicant can be enlarged on bail by imposing conditions. Hence, the following order:-

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O R D E R

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(a) The Applicant Amol Sunil Lavangare be released on bail in connection with C.R. No. 654 of 2022, registered with Daund Police Station, District Pune on his furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

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(b) The Applicant shall not enter the area of DistrictPune after being released on bail except for reporting to the Investigating Officer, if called and for attending the Trial.

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(c) On being released on bail, the Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Officer while residing outside District-Pune and shall keep the same updated, in case there is any change.

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(d) The Applicant shall report to the Pusegaon-Police Station, District-Satara once every week, on every

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Sunday between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. till the conclusion of trial. The Police Inspector of Pusegaon Police Station, District-Satara to communicate details thereof to the Investigating Officer.

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(e) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise or any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her from disclosing the facts to Court or any Police Officer.

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(f) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and shall not contact or influence the Complainant or any witnesses in any manner.

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(g) The Applicant shall attend the trial regularly. The Applicant shall co-operate with the Trial Court and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments.

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(h) The Applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the Investigating Officer.

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11. The Application is disposed of.

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(MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.)

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Amol Sunil Lavangare v. State of Maharashtra

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