Sonu D/O Niranjan Gawande v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Ramnagar, Dist. Chandrapur
Pre-arrest bail – Ad-interim anticipatory bail granted
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J., 01/07/2025): ad-interim anticipatory bail allowed in Criminal Applications (ABA) Nos. 466 and 470 of 2025 (applicants Gaurav Vinayak Nikhare and Sonu d/o Niranjan Gawande) in Crime No. 801/2023, P.S. Ramnagar, Chandrapur, under Sections 471, 468, 467, 420 r/w 34 IPC, concerning alleged forged Project Affected Certificate for CSTPS project-affected job vacancies; court found immediate custodial interrogation not required at this stage; PR bond Rs. 25,000/- each with surety; conditions of weekly Sunday attendance (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), cooperation with investigation and non-tampering with witnesses; State reply awaited, matter stood over two weeks; earlier trial-court protection rejected by Additional Sessions Judge, Chandrapur.
What did the court decide?
Ad-interim anticipatory bail granted to both applicants in the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 801/2023, on executing PR bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one solvent surety in the like amount, subject to conditions (weekly attendance at the concerned Police Station on Sundays between 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., cooperation with the investigating agency, and no inducement/threat/promise to witnesses); applications tagged together and stood over two weeks for the State's reply.