Regular bail application by an 18-year-old student arrested for offences including Sections 305 and 306 IPC over a minor's suicide. Charge-sheet filed and investigation complete; trial would take long. Court granted bail on a PR bond of Rs.25,000 with conditions barring entry into Nashik district except for trial.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
BAIL APPLICATION NO. 282 OF 2024
Vaibhav Vilas Gorane
.Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra .Respondent
Mr. Vivekanand Vinod Krishnan, Advocate, for the Applicant. Mr. Sameer M. Mangaonkar, APP, for the Respondent – State. Mr. B. R. Aher, P.S.I., Wavi Police Station, Nashik (Rural), present.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE: 26.02.2024
P. C.
Respondent-State.
are as follows:-
| 1. | C. R. No. | 348 of 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Date of registration of F.I.R. | 22.08.2023 |
| 3. | Name of Police Station | Wavi Police Station, Taluka – Sinnar, District - Nashik |
| 4. | Sections invoked | 305, 306, 452, 323, 500, 504, 506 r/w. 34 of the I.P.C., 1860 |
| 5. | Date of incident | 20.08.2023 |
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| 6. | Date of arrest | 22.08.2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | Date of fling of Charge-sheet | 21.11.2023 |
a young man aged 18 years, the Applicant may be released on bail.
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Bail Application and submitted that the Applicant was harassing the victim therefore, she took the extreme step of suicide.
imposing conditions. In view thereof, the following order:-
O R D E R
(a) The Applicant - Vaibhav Vilas Gorane be released on bail in connection with C. R. No.348 of 2023 registered with the – Wavi Police Station, Taluka – Sinnar, District – Nashik on his
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furnishing P. R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent local sureties in the like amount.
(b) The Applicant shall not enter the Nashik district after being released on bail, except for reporting to the Investigating Offcer, if called and for attending the trial.
(c) On being released on bail, the Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Offcer and shall keep the same updated, in case of any change thereto.
(d) The Applicant shall report to the Rahata Police Station, Taluka – Rahata, District – Ahmednagar once every week, on every Sunday between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. till the conclusion of the trial. The Police Inspector of Rahata Police Station, Taluka – Rahata, District – Ahmednagar to communicate details thereof to the Investigating Offcer.
(e) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such a person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any Police personnel.
(f) The Applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall not contact or infuence the Complainant or any witness in any manner.
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Applicant shall co-operate with the Trial Court and shall not seek unnecessary adjournments thereat.
facie, and the trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits,
uninfuenced by the observations made in this order.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether an 18-year-old applicant charged under Sections 305/306 IPC for abetting a minor's suicide should be enlarged on bail after charge-sheet filing.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Vaibhav Vilas Gorane
The State of Maharashtra
Madhav J. Jamdar
As recorded by the court registry
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