Mohammad Karim Mohammand v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Washim City, P.S. Washim City, Tq. and Dist. Washim
Case brief
What is this about?
Mohammad Karim Mohammad Irfan v. State of Maharashtra (through PSO, Washim City Police Station), Criminal Application (ABA) No. 246 of 2025, Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, decided 02-05-2025 by Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J. Pre-arrest bail REJECTED in Crime No. 308/2025 (offences under ss. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 351(2), 351(3), 352 BNS) arising from an incident of 07/03/2025 near a Masjid at Washim involving abuse, a sword attack attempt and stone-pelting; a counter FIR was reported by the applicant's counsel; the Court found the applicant arrived armed, summoned co-accused and was the root cause of the incident. Keywords: anticipatory bail rejected, ABA, BNS offences, Washim City, sword, root cause, custodial interrogation.
What did the court decide?
On hearing both sides and perusal of investigation papers, the Court found that the applicant came on the spot holding a weapon in his hand, called the other co-accused, who also planned and prepared themselves, and thereafter an attempt was made to assault the informant.