Lakhan Popat Bhosale v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted after 4+ years as undertrial; dacoity/MCOCA case — Crime No. 61 of 2021, PS Vadgaon Nimbalkar, Pune Rural; S. 395 IPC with S. 3(1)(ii), 3(4) MCOC Act; trial at framing-of-charge stage, multiple witnesses; conditions imposed (exclusion from Pune District except trial dates; fortnightly reporting at Vaduj Police Station, Satara; no further crime; State free to seek cancellation); common order for BA 2191/2024, BA 439/2024, BA 2440/2023; Bombay High Court, N. R. Borkar, J., 15 April 2025.
What did the court decide?
All three applicants directed to be released on bail in Crime No. 61 of 2021 (PS Vadgaon Nimbalkar, Pune Rural) on executing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: not to enter the limits of Pune District except to attend trial court dates; to attend Vaduj Police Station, Taluka Khatav, Dist. Satara twice a month (first and third Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) till conclusion of trial; not to commit any other crime; liberty to the State to file an application for cancellation of bail on breach of any condition.