Vishal S/O Vinod Jain v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Nandura, Tq. Nandura, Dist. Buldhana
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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.), Criminal Application (ABA) No. 536 of 2025, decided 29/07/2025: anticipatory/pre-arrest bail application of Vishal s/o Vinod Jain REJECTED. Arrest apprehended in Crime No. 360/2025, P.S. Nadura, District Buldhana, under Sections 123, 223, 274, 275 Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 26(2)(i), 26(2)(iv), 27(3)(d), 27(3)(e), 59(i) Food Safety and Standard Act, 2007. Seizure from applicant's locked godown (opened before pancha witnesses) of prohibited scented tobacco and other contraband plus Bolero Pickup vehicle MH48-AY-3421, total value Rs. 20,26,277/-. Denial grounded on applicant's disobedience of an earlier Sessions Court order (in another crime) not to indulge in similar activities and the huge quantity of contraband seized. Keywords: anticipatory bail, ABA, pre-arrest bail, contraband, scented tobacco, food safety offence, Buldhana, Nadura, violation of bail conditions, rejection.