Himanshu Satyayendra Narayan Singh v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Himanshu Satyayendra Narayan Singh v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. — Bombay HC anticipatory bail ALLOWED, 24.09.2025 (Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1551 of 2025, N.R. Borkar, J.). Arrest apprehended in Crime No. 213 of 2025, Bangur Nagar Police Station, under Sections 64(2)(m), 305, 308(2), 352, 351(2) Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 67(A) Information Technology Act, 2000. Allegations: luring of prosecutrix (respondent No.2; applicant is her sister-in-law's husband), covert recording of physical relations, blackmail and extortion of money. Court found physical relations prima facie consensual and FIR delayed on extortion allegation; bail on P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/- with conditions — restricted entry into Mumbai city limits till trial concludes, contact details to IO, no tampering with witnesses, no contact with prosecutrix. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in C.R. No.213 of 2025 registered at Bangur Nagar Police Station, release on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety or two sureties in the like amount; the applicant shall not enter the corporation limits of Mumbai City till conclusion of trial except to attend trial Court dates; shall furnish his contact number and residential address to the Investigating Officer; and shall not tamper with prosecution witnesses or contact the prosecutrix.