Nitin Bhimrao Kharat v. the State Ofmaharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; interim protection from coercive action; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Anticipatory Bail Application No.1506 of 2025; Nitin Bhimrao Kharat versus The State of Maharashtra; Pusegaon Police Station, Satara; Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 78(2), 352, 118(1), 115(2); presence with accused No.1 and co-accused; impleadment of first informant (XYZ) as party respondent; surrender of mobile phone; cooperation with investigation; attendance at police station 23-25 July 2025; no coercive action until next date; stand over to 25 August 2025; coram R.N. Laddha, J.; order dated 21 July 2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection: no coercive action against the applicant in the present crime until the next date (25 August 2025), conditioned on his attending the concerned police station on 23rd, 24th and 25th July 2025 between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m., surrendering his mobile phone and cooperating with the investigation; leave also granted to implead the first informant (XYZ) as party respondent, with amendment and notice to follow. Final consideration of the bail application deferred to 25 August 2025.