Sachin Milind Pagare v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Sachin Milind Pagare v. The State of Maharashtra, Anticipatory Bail Application No.317 of 2025 (Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, Coram: Arun R. Pedneker, J., decided April 25, 2025). Pre-arrest bail confirmed in FIR No. 49/2025, Karmad Police Station, for offence under S. 64(2)(m) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alleging sexual relations on a false promise of marriage. Relying on WhatsApp chats, the Court found prima facie that the promise of marriage was not false from inception and the relationship was consensual; with no further adverse material emerging during investigation, interim protection was confirmed and the application allowed on a PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties, subject to conditions. All observations were expressly limited to the ABA disposal and declared non-binding on the trial.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed and interim protection confirmed: on arrest in connection with FIR No. 49/2025, the applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions — attendance at the police station when called, no tampering with prosecution evidence or influence on the informant/witnesses, and cooperation with investigation and trial proceedings; violation of conditions makes the order liable to cancellation.