Varoonraj Shailendra Jogdeo v. State of Maharashtra
Anticipatory bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Madhav J. Jamdar, J.), Anticipatory Bail Application No.8 of 2025, decided 6 October 2025: anticipatory bail granted under Section 482 BNSS 2023 to Varoonraj Shailendra Jogdeo in C.R. No.260 of 2024, Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Pune, for offences under Sections 74 and 78(2) BNS 2023 (alleged touching of First Informant twice at a Metro Station). Grounds: applicant's mental-health conditions (Borderline Intellectual Functioning Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paranoid Schizophrenia; in wellness centre since 01.02.2025) and prior interim protection by Single Judge (order dated 20.01.2025; police-station attendance 27–29.01.2025). Release on P.R. Bond Rs.5,000 with one or two sureties, with conditions. Advocates: Chandrashekhar Anantpure (Applicant); A. R. Metkari, APP (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in connection with C.R. No.260 of 2024 (Shivaji Nagar Police Station, Pune), the Applicant to be released on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.5,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions — furnish cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Officer and keep updated; no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no contact with or influence over the Complainant or witnesses; not to leave India without prior permission of the Court.