Ashok Jagannath Chavan vs State of Maharashtra — Cheating and Forgery | Bombay HC (2025)

Ashok Jagannath Chavan vs State of Maharashtra — Cheating and Forgery | Bombay HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in CR No.52 of 2025 (Kamshet-Takave Police Station, District Pune), release on PR Bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; conditions: report to the police station on 6th–8th October 2025 (11:00 am–02:00 pm) and thereafter as called and cooperate with investigation; furnish cell phone number and residential address and keep updated; no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no contacting/influencing the Complainant or witnesses; no leaving India without prior permission of the Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant is entitled to anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with CR No.52 of 2025, Kamshet-Takave Police Station, District Pune, for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Court's answer

Recording that there are no criminal antecedents against the Applicant, the Court held that the case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail.

Ratio / Principle

Pre-arrest bail granted: in the event of arrest in connection with CR No.52 of 2025 (Kamshet-Takave Police Station, District Pune), the Applicant is to be released on furnishing a PR Bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions including attendance at the concerned police station on 6th, 7th and 8th October 2025 between 11:00 am and 02:00 pm and thereafter as and when called, cooperation with the investigation, furnishing cell phone number and residential address, abstention from inducement/threat/promise, non-tampering with evidence and non-contact with the Complainant or witnesses, and not leaving India without prior permission of the Court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail Application No.2616 of 2025 — Ashok Jagannath Chavan v. The State of Maharashtra (High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Madhav J. Jamdar, J.; decided 24 September 2025). Application under S.482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for pre-arrest bail in connection with CR No.52 of 2025 registered with Kamshet-Takave Police Station, District Pune, for offence punishable under S.420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Prosecution case: Applicant, original owner of Gat No.418, Mouje-Taje, Taluka-Maval (1 H, 50 R), sold 20 Guntha to the Complainant by registered sale-deed dated 16th August 2011, and thereafter resold the entire land including that 20 Guntha to Ajit Vinayak Kawade by registered sale-deed dated 27th December 2011; FIR lodged 8th March 2025. Noting no criminal antecedents, the Court found the case made out for grant of anticipatory bail: release on PR Bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, with conditions of attendance at the police station on 6th–8th October 2025 (11:00 am–02:00 pm) and as called, provision of contact details, no inducement/threat/promise, no tampering with evidence or influencing the Complainant/witnesses, and no departure from India without prior Court permission.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

Digitally signed by ARJUN ARJUN VITTHAL VITTHAL KUDHEKAR KUDHEKAR Date: 2025.09.24 22:10:00 +0530

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2616 OF 2025

Ashok Jagannath Chavan …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent

Mr. Sachin R. Pawar, for the Applicant. Mr. S. A. Karmarkar, APP, for the Respondent-State. P.S.I. Datta Shedage, Kamshet Police Station, District - Pune, present.

CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED: 24 SEPTEMBER 2025

PC:-

Heard Mr. Pawar, learned Counsel appearing for the

Applicant and Mr. Karmarkar, learned APP for the RespondentState.

This is an Application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with CR No.52 of 2025 registered with the KamshetTakave Police Station, District - Pune, for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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As per the prosecution case, the Applicant is the original owner of Gat No.418, Mouje-Taje, Taluka-Maval, District- Pune, admeasuring 1 H, 50 R. Out of said land, the Applicant sold 20 Guntha land to the Complainant by a registered sale-deed dated 16th August 2011. It is the prosecution case that the said entire land of 1 H, 50 R including 20 Guntha land which has been sold by the Applicant to the Complainant, has again sold by the Applicant to one Ajit Vinayak Kawade by a registered sale-deed dated 27th December 2011. The FIR has been lodged on 8th March 2025 regarding the sale transaction which has taken place on 27th December 2011.

There are no criminal antecedents against the Applicant.

Accordingly, the case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail. In view thereof, the following Order :

O R D E R

(a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant - Ashok Jagannath Chavan, in connection with CR No.52 of 2025 registered with the Kamshet-Takave Police Station, District - Pune, the Applicant be released on

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bail on his furnishing PR Bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

(b) The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station on 6th October 2025, 7th October 2025 and 8th October 2025 between 11:00 am to 02:00 pm and thereafter as and when called and shall cooperate with the investigation.

(c) The Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Officer and shall keep the same updated, in case of any change thereto.

(d) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such a person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any Police personnel.

(e) The Applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall not contact or influence the Complainant or any witness in any manner.

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(f) The Applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court.

The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly.

[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]

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