Kirti Kumar Jain v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (N.R. Borkar, J.), Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2850 of 2025, decided 10.10.2025. Transit anticipatory bail sought by Kirti Kumar Jain apprehending arrest in Crime No. 121 of 2025, Hathipol Police Station, Dist. Udaipur, Rajasthan (Sections 324(4), 324(5), 331(4), 189(2) & 61(2) BNS 2023; alleged mischief incident of 26.09.2025). Applicant detained at Mumbai Airport by Bureau of Immigration on 09.10.2025 under a Look Out notice. Held: FIR contained no allegation that applicant was present at the scene; custody not to be handed over to police for one week; applicant to seek appropriate relief from jurisdictional court. Application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Transit anticipatory bail application disposed of with interim protection: the Bureau of Immigration directed not to hand over the applicant's custody to the concerned police personnel for one week, within which period the applicant shall approach the jurisdictional court for appropriate relief.