Anita Mangal Rathod v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Pso Ps Mahagaon Dist Yavatmal
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail granted; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; ABA 833/2024; Anita Mangal Rathod vs State of Maharashtra; Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.; 29/01/2025; Crime No.641/2024, Police Station Mahagaon, District Yavatmal; Essential Commodities Act 1955 Sections 3 and 7; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 3(5) and 316(5); fair price shop; food grains not distributed though quota allotted; report by Mohan Kolhe; goods already seized; custodial interrogation not required; conditions suffice; P.R. bond Rs.25,000 with one solvent surety; attendance at police station; cooperation with investigating agency; no tampering with witnesses.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail: in the event of arrest in Crime No.641/2024, Police Station Mahagaon, District Yavatmal, release on a P.R. bond of Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount, subject to conditions of attending the police station as required, cooperating with the investigating agency, and not inducing, threatening or promising witnesses; application allowed and disposed of.