Vijay Pandit Pawar vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Vijay Pandit Pawar vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Ad-interim protection granted to the appellant: in the event of arrest in connection with FIR No. 490/2025 dated 17.09.2025 (Ghansawangi Police Station, District Jalna), release on bail on a PR bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions (weekly police-station attendance every Monday at 11.30 a.m., furnishing/updating address and contact details, and no contacting/influencing of witnesses or tampering with evidence); notice issued to respondents, matter returnable on 03.11.2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the appellant is entitled to ad-interim protection (release on bail in the event of arrest) in connection with FIR No. 490/2025 pending further hearing of Criminal Appeal No. 735 of 2025.

Court's answer

On a prima facie reading of the contents of the FIR, the Court found that the appellant deserves some protection at this stage and granted ad-interim protection, subject to certain conditions.

Ratio / Principle

Until the adjourned date of hearing, in the event of the appellant's arrest in connection with FIR No. 490/2025 dated 17.09.2025 (Ghansawangi Police Station, District Jalna), he is to be released on bail on furnishing a PR bond of Rs. 20,000/- with one or more sureties in the like amount.

Key takeaways

Condition of interim protection: the appellant shall attend the concerned Police Station every Monday at 11.30 a.m., until further orders, and shall cooperate with the investigation.ratio¶19
Condition of interim protection: the appellant shall furnish his residential address and contact details (including mobile number) to the concerned Police Station and immediately inform it of any change.ratio¶20
Condition of interim protection: the appellant shall not contact or influence witnesses and shall not tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Appeal No. 735 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad (Sushil M. Ghodeswar, J., 04 October 2025) — Vijay Pandit Pawar v. The State of Maharashtra and Another. Interim-order stage: notice issued to the respondents, returnable on 03.11.2025, with the learned APP waiving notice for respondent No.1/State and notice to respondent No.2/informant to be served through the concerned Police Station. Having gone through the FIR and the record, the Court found prima facie that the appellant deserved some protection at this stage and granted ad-interim protection: until the adjourned date of hearing, in the event of arrest in connection with Crime/FIR No. 490/2025 dated 17.09.2025 registered with Ghansawangi Police Station, District Jalna, the appellant is to be released on bail on furnishing a PR bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with one or more sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions — attendance at the concerned Police Station every Monday at 11.30 a.m. until further orders with cooperation in the investigation; furnishing of residential address and contact details (with immediate intimation of any change); and abstention from contacting/influencing witnesses or tampering with evidence.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 735 OF 2025

VIJAY PANDIT PAWAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Shri Bhagure Pralhad Chagan, Advocate for the Appellant. Shri Sunil B. Jadhav, APP for Respondent No.1/State.

CORAM : SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.

DATE : 04 October, 2025

P. C. :-

Heard.

Issue Notice to the respondents returnable on

03.11.2025. Learned APP waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No.1/State. Notice to respondent No.2/ informant be served through the concerned Police Station.

I have gone through the FIR and the record made available to me. Considering contents of the FIR, prima facie I find that the appellant deserves some protection at this stage. As such, there shall be ad-interim protection to the appellant, however, subject to certain conditions. Hence, the following

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order:-

ORDER

(i) Until adjourned date of hearing in this matter, in the event of arrest of the appellant in connection with Crime bearing FIR No. 490/2025 dated 17.09.2025 registered with Ghansawangi Police Station, District Jalna, he is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing PR bond in the sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with one or more sureties in the like amount.

(ii) The appellant shall attend the concerned Police Station on every Monday at 11.30 am, until further orders and shall cooperate with investigation.

(iii) The appellant shall furnish details of residential address and other contact details such as the mobile number etc. to the concerned Police Station. If there is any change in contact details, same shall be immediately informed to the concerned Police Station.

(iv) The appellant shall not contact and/or influence the witness/es and/or tamper with evidence in any manner whatsoever.

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( SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J. )