Subhash Velji Oganiya v. the State of Mahrashtra
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Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2932 of 2025, Subhash Velji Oganiya v. The State of Maharashtra, decided 18.12.2025 by N.R. Borkar, J. Applicant sought anticipatory bail in Crime No. 353 of 2025, Bandra Railway Police Station, under Sections 61, 204, 316 & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising out of an incident of 01.09.2025 at Bandra Railway Terminus wherein co-accused impersonating police officials took away 10,30,000/- from the first informant's bag. Counsel for applicant contended prosecution case inconsistent and relied only on inadmissible memorandum statements of co-accused; APP sought custodial interrogation citing another similar crime. Court, on perusal of memorandum statements of co-accused, found applicant appears to be one of the conspirators and involved in one more crime of similar nature; anticipatory bail rejected. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNS 2023, impersonation, conspiracy, memorandum statement, custodial interrogation.