Mahesh @ Viccki Ravindra Badgujar v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail refusal upheld — murder case (Ss.302, 201 IPC; S.3(2)(v) SCST Act), Crime No.22/2024, Mokhada PS, Palghar; circumstantial evidence: last seen, CCTV of Appellant's car, petrol-in-bottle purchase (Rohit Bhambre), sale of deceased's gold ornaments to goldsmith (Avinash Sonar, Rs.42,000/-), post-murder CDR; grounds-of-arrest objection rejected (not argued before Special Court, absent from appeal memo; arrest form records grounds explained); cited precedents held factually inapplicable; criminal appeal dismissed (Shivkumar Dige, J., 15 July 2025).
What did the court decide?
Considering the prosecution material — the CCTV footage capturing the Appellant's car with Accused No.1 and the deceased, the Appellant's car having been used in the crime, the 'last seen' circumstance, the statements of petrol pump boy Rohit Bhambre and goldsmith Avinash Sonar, and the CDR showing post-murder conversation between the Appellant and Accused No.1 — the Court found that these circumstances show active involvement of the Appellant in the crime, supporting refusal of regular bail.