Chandrabhan @ Gulab S/O Dhanraj Kapse v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Senior Police Inspector Ps Ravanwadi Dist Gondia
Case brief
What is this about?
Grounds of arrest; Article 22(1) Constitution; Section 50 CrPC / Section 47 BNSS; Mihir Rajesh Shah (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2356) prospective operation ('henceforth'); Sri Darshan (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1702) prejudice-oriented test; no bail on procedural lapse absent demonstrable prejudice; blank Column No.8 in remand report; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Vrushali V. Joshi, J.; order dated 12.12.2025; bail applications and criminal appeal dismissed on this ground only; delay and merits kept for further consideration on 8.1.2026; BA No.1130/2025 finally disposed.
What did the court decide?
Following Sri Darshan (paras 20.1.5 and 20.1.7), mere absence of written grounds of arrest does not ipso facto make the arrest illegal; absent demonstrable prejudice or denial of a fair opportunity to defend, the lapse is at best a curable defect and cannot by itself warrant release on bail.