Darshan Jalindar Kate and Another v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench (neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:1582), Anticipatory Bail Application No.1638 of 2024, decided 20-01-2025 by Arun R. Pedneker, J. Anticipatory bail allowed for Darshan Jalindar Kate and Aditya Vasant Langde in FIR No.0594/2024, MIDC Police Station, District Ahmednagar, under sections 115(2), 118(1), 351(2), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Grievous injuries caused by fists and blows to informant (face) and his brother (hand); applicants cooperated with investigation after Court direction; interim protection of 27/09/2024 confirmed; release on PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties, with standard conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023, grievous injury, cooperation with investigation, interim protection confirmed, PR bond.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in connection with FIR No.0594/2024, the applicants are to be released on bail on a PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions (police-station attendance when called, no tampering with evidence, no influencing of informant/witnesses, cooperation with investigation and trial); interim protection confirmed.