Haji Bashir Haji Abdul Sattar Ashrafi v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Gittikhadan, Nagpur City
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; ad-interim anticipatory bail granted even before registration of offence; Criminal Application (ABA) No. 594 of 2025, Nagpur Bench, Bombay High Court; applicant apprehending arrest on police notice based on complaint alleging Rs. 26,65,000/- obtained on pretext of property investment and not returned; no FIR registered; immediate custodial interrogation held unnecessary; conditions - P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/-, weekly Sunday reporting at police station 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., no tampering with witnesses; single-judge order by Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J. dated 12/08/2025; next date 03/09/2025.
What did the court decide?
Ad-interim anticipatory bail granted conditionally: notice issued to the non-applicant and service waived by the learned APP; in the event of registration of the offence arising from the complaint of complainant Dr. Anand Nashikar, the applicant shall be released on ad-interim anticipatory bail on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount; conditions - the applicant shall attend the concerned police station once a week on Sunday between 10.00 a.m. and 01.00 p.m. and cooperate with the investigating agency, and shall not induce, threat or promise any witnesses acquainted with the facts of the case; matter stood over to 03/09/2025.