Arefkhan Yusufkhan Pathan Alias Aaref Yusuf Pathan v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Anticipatory Bail – High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed at threshold; ABA No.2159/2025, Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), decided 11.12.2025 by Mehroz K. Pathan, J.; applicants Arefkhan/Aaref Yusuf Pathan and Amerkha/Amir Yusufkha Pathan; FIR: Crime No.0040/2025, Paithan Police Station, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; offences under BNS (spelt 'Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita') Ss.118-1, 118-2, 74, 189-2, 191-2, 191-3, 190, 351-2, 352; relief: PR bond Rs.50,000/- each with like sureties upon arrest; conditions incl. reporting to I.O. on listed Dec 2025/Jan 2026 dates, ban on entering village Wadwali till charge-sheet, no tampering, Aadhaar/PAN to I.O.; background: 3 N.C. Reports, cross civil suit No.252/2016 vs Shrikrishna; next hearing 08.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest protection granted to both applicants: upon arrest in Crime No.0040 of 2025 (Paithan Police Station, District Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), they are to be released on bail on a PR Bond of Rs. 50,000/- each with one or more sureties in the like amount, on conditions including reporting to the I.O. on 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 December 2025 and 6, 7 January 2026 between 11 a.m.-1 p.m., cooperating with investigation, not entering village Wadwali (Taluka Paithan) till filing of the charge-sheet, not tampering with prosecution evidence, and submitting Aadhaar and PAN cards to the I.O.; I.O. to produce investigation papers on the next date; notice returnable and matter stood over to 8th January, 2026.