Sandip Dadu Khalse v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; POCSO and IPC sexual assault charges (366-A, 376, 452, 323, 341, 427, 504, 506 IPC; Ss. 4, 8, 12 POCSO); unexplained 19-day delay in FIR; inconsistencies between S. 161 and S. 164 Cr.P.C. statements; medical report showing no injury or forcible sexual assault; nearly two years pre-trial incarceration; stringent bail conditions including exclusion from Dehu Road Police Station jurisdiction and no contact with victim; P.R. bond Rs. 25,000; Special Case No. 57 of 2023; Crime No. 311 of 2023; Additional Sessions Judge Vadgaon Maval earlier rejection reversed in effect; Applicant Sandip Dadu Khalse; Judge Ashwin D. Bhobe; Bombay High Court, 25 August 2025.
What did the court decide?
Applicant directed to be released on bail in Crime No. 311 of 2023 upon furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, Vadgaon Maval, District Pune, subject to conditions: no inducement/threat/promise or tampering with evidence; furnishing residential address with proof and contact details to the Investigating Officer within 3 days of release; not entering the territorial jurisdiction of Dehu Road Police Station till conclusion of trial in Special Case No. 57 of 2023; and no contact with the victim or family members in whatsoever manner.