Santosh Atmaram Chougule and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim anticipatory bail; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Shivkumar Dige J.; Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2537 of 2025; Santosh Atmaram Chougule; Ashwini Santosh Chougule; State of Maharashtra; C.R. No. 735 of 2025; Sadar Bajar Police Station Solapur; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Sections 318(4), 337, 338, 336(3), 340(2), 341(2) r/w 3(5) BNS; forgery of Grampanchayat documents; bank loan fraud; lady applicant; P.R. bond Rs. 20,000; solvent sureties; attendance at police station condition; interim protection till next date; APP to take instructions on role of applicant no. 2; decided 24-12-2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim anticipatory bail to applicant no. 2 (Ashwini Santosh Chougule) till the next date of hearing: in the event of her arrest in C.R. No. 735 of 2025, release on a P.R. Bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; both applicants to attend the police station as and when required. Final consideration of the anticipatory bail application deferred to the next date, the APP to take instructions on the specific role of applicant no. 2.