Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar vs the State of Maharashtra — Cheque Dishonour | Bombay HC (2025)

Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar vs the State of Maharashtra — Cheque Dishonour | Bombay HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim anticipatory-bail protection: in the event of arrest in Crime No.267/2025 (Parola Police Station, Jalgaon), release on P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions (weekly attendance before the Investigating Officer on Fridays and Saturdays, 12:00 p.m.-02:00 p.m., with co-operation; no tampering with evidence; appearance as and when required); Investigating Officer to make investigation papers available for the Court's perusal; matter stood over to 15.12.2025 (notice returnable).

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant (Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar) should be granted interim protection / anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No.267/2025 registered with Parola Police Station, Jalgaon.

Court's answer

Interim protection granted to the Applicant until the investigation papers are received, considering the nature of the allegations against him.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest of the Applicant (Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar) in connection with Crime No.267/2025 registered with Parola Police Station, Jalgaon, he is to be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousands) with two solvent sureties in the like amount.

Key takeaways

The Applicant is directed to attend the Investigating Officer at Parola Police Station, Jalgaon on Friday and Saturday of every week between 12:00 pm. and 02:00 pm., and to co-operate with the Investigating Officer.ratio¶¶16
The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required, apart from the days already mentioned.ratio¶¶17
The Investigating Officer is directed to make the investigation papers available for perusal of this Court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Bench at Aurangabad), Mehroz K. Pathan, J. (order dated 01.12.2025) — Interim anticipatory-bail protection granted to applicant Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar in Crime No.267/2025, Parola Police Station, Jalgaon. Counsel contended that the Applicant's own complaint and a pending prosecution under Section 138 of the N.I. Act (S.C.C. No.2433/2022, C.J.M., Dhule, registered 27.09.2022) preceded the FIR; the FIR alleges only that the Applicant threatened complainant Pruthviraj Hire on 29.10.2025, the date of a scheduled hearing, and does not allege assault; the assailants who allegedly assaulted the complainant that evening (about 10:30 p.m.) did not state they acted at the Applicant's instance. On arrest, release on P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- with two solvent sureties in the like amount; weekly attendance before the Investigating Officer at Parola Police Station on Fridays and Saturdays between 12:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m.; no tampering with evidence; appearance as and when required; Investigating Officer to produce investigation papers for the Court's perusal. Notice made returnable and matter stood over to 15.12.2025.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2073 OF 2025

UDDHAV SARJERAO KUNWAR

VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Sawant Amol Shivajirao APP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.P. Joshi

CORAM : MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J. DATE : 1^st DECEMBER 2025

PER COURT :

Heard.

Issue notice to the Respondents, returnable on 15.12.2025. Learned APP waives service of notice for Respondents/State.

It is the contention of the learned Counsel for the Applicant that the case under Section 138 of the N.I. Act filed by the Applicant is prior in point of time and is pending adjudication before the learned C.J.M., Dhule, registered as S.C.C. No.2433/2022 on 27.09.2022. It is his submission that the Applicant had lost his cheque and therefore lodged a complaint at the police station in the year 2022. Thereafter, the complainant, Pruthviraj Hire, issued a notice under Section 138 of the N.I. Act to the Applicant. The Applicant thereafter filed another complaint at the police station on

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11.03.2023. The FIR does not show that the Applicant assaulted the complainant; it merely records the date of hearing scheduled on 29.10.2025, during which the Applicant is alleged to have threatened the complainant. Considering the nature of the allegations against the Applicant, it is stated that even the assailants who allegedly assaulted the complainant later that evening at about 10:30 p.m. on 29.10.2025 did not state that they were acting at the instance of the Applicant. In view of this, I am inclined to grant protection to the Applicant until the investigation papers are received. Hence the following order :

ORDER

(a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant - Uddhav Sarjerao Kunwar in connection with Crime No.267/2025 registered with Parola Police Station, Jalgaon, he be released on bail on furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousands) with two solvent sureties in the like amount, on the following conditions :

(b) The Applicant is directed to attend the Investigating Officer at Parola Police Station, Jalgaon on Friday and Saturday of every week, between 12:00 pm. to 02:00 pm. and co-operate with the Investigating Officer.

(c) The Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required, apart from the days already mentioned above.

(d) The Investigating Officer shall make the investigation papers

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available for perusal of this Court.

Stand over to 15^th December, 2025.

MEHROZ K. PATHAN JUDGE

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