Mangesh Ganpat Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra
CRIMINAL – BAIL – Section 439, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction - Bail Application No. 1239 of 2025, decided 7 July 2025 by Amit Borkar, J. - Bail granted under Section 439 CrPC to Mangesh Ganpat Jadhav, accused in Crime No. I-154/2023, Vikramgad Police Station, Palghar, for Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 34 IPC - Allegations: bogus sale of about 41 acres of agricultural land using forged 7/12 extracts; informant's loss Rs.65 lakhs - Custody since 24.11.2023, no antecedents, investigation complete - Voluntary undertaking: Rs.5 lakh deposit before release plus Rs.20 lakh payable, deposited before Trial Court for complainant's withdrawal subject to her reciprocal return-undertaking (eight weeks from Trial Court judgment) - Personal bond Rs.25,000 with solvent sureties; standard bail conditions imposed; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Mangesh Ganpat Jadhav released on bail under Section 439 CrPC in Crime No. I-154 of 2023 (Vikramgad Police Station, Palghar) on a personal bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conduct conditions (no tampering/influencing witnesses, regular appearance, no leaving Trial Court jurisdiction without permission, no fresh offences); Rs.20,00,000/- per the undertaking to be deposited before the Trial Court and withdrawn by the complainant, who must file a reciprocal undertaking to return the amount within eight weeks of the Trial Court's judgment if it is found not lawfully due to her or if the applicant was falsely implicated; the Trial Court to ensure compliance; the bail application disposed of accordingly.