Taher Abdul Raheman Mewati and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench — Anticipatory Bail Application No.773 of 2025, decided 20.09.2025 by Neeraj P. Dhote, J. — REJECTED. Applicants Taher, Kadamat and Azamkha (Mewati) sought pre-arrest bail under S.482 BNSS in Crime No.0508/2024, Amalner Police Station, Dist. Jalgaon (offences under ss.109, 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 296, 115, 351(2), 352 BNS — assault; injuries on Informant and witnesses). Roles: iron rod (Applicant 1), spanner (Applicant 2), tommy (Applicant 3); cross-Crime No.0516/2024 by Co-accused No.9. Defence: Sudarshan J. Salunke; APP: C. V. Bhadane; Informant's counsel: Kazi Rahil Riyazoddin. Key grounds: active participation in FIR, nature of accusations; senior-citizen plea unsuccessful.
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature of the accusations, this is not a case in which protection under Section 482 of the BNSS ought to be granted to the Applicants; consequently the anticipatory bail application is rejected.