Gaurav Gangadhar Gursal v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Gaurav Gangadhar Gursal v. State of Maharashtra and Others; Criminal Appeal No. 861 of 2025; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; order dated 8th December 2025 by Sushil M. Ghodeswar, J.; ad interim protection/release on arrest conditions; Crime No. 0501/2025, Kopargaon Police Station, Dist. Ahilyanagar; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 329(1), 329(3), 324(5), 119(1), 352, 189(2), 190; SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 Sections 3(1)(g), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 2(2)(va); PR bond Rs. 25,000 with solvent surety; attendance at police station when called; bar on contacting/pressurizing witnesses or informant; APP to collect investigation papers; IO reply within two weeks; interim relief to continue.
What did the court decide?
Ad interim protection granted to the appellant until the returnable date: release on arrest in connection with Crime No. 0501/2025 (Kopargaon Police Station, Dist. Ahilyanagar) on furnishing 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; Learned APP to obtain investigation papers and Investigating Officer to file reply within two weeks; interim relief to continue till then; order to be read with the order dated 17/11/2025.