Balaji Dashrath Deshmukh v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Aurangabad; Criminal Appeal 810 of 2025; Balaji Dashrath Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra; interim protection in event of arrest; Crime No. 180/2025 dated 05/08/2025, Goregaon Police Station, Dist. Hingoli; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 75(2), 351(2); SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 Sections 3, 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va); PR bond Rs.25,000 with one solvent surety; conditions on attending police station and non-contact with witnesses/informant; notice returnable 09/12/2025; Sushil M. Ghodeswar, J.; decided 18 November 2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection until the returnable date (09/12/2025): release in the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 180/2025 on furnishing a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety/security in the like amount; appellant to attend the concerned police station as and when called by the Investigating Officer and not to contact or pressurize witnesses or the informant; protection to continue till the adjourned date of hearing.