Case brief
What is this about?
Mohan Ramchandra Powar v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr., Criminal Bail Application No. 164 of 2025, Bombay High Court (N. R. Borkar, J.), decided 07.04.2025. Regular bail granted to accused No.1 in Crime No. 236 of 2024, Radhanagari Police Station, Dist-Kolhapur, under Sections 376, 354, 506, 452 r/w 34 IPC. Court found the alleged sexual intercourse prima facie consensual on perusal of the victim's statement; applicant in custody eight months with trial at charge-framing stage; co-accused already bailed by Sessions Court. Conditions: P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000 with one or two sureties; no entry into Taluka Radhanagari till trial concludes; no contact with victim; cancellation of bail permissible on breach.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in Crime No. 236 of 2024 (Radhanagari Police Station, Dist-Kolhapur) on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions that the applicant shall not enter the limits of Taluka Radhanagari till conclusion of trial and shall not contact the victim; prosecution and victim free to seek cancellation of bail on breach.