Rohit Prakash Koli v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail refused; murder; S. 302, 201, 120-B r/w 34 IPC; Arms Act Ss. 3 (25), 3(27), 4(25); Maharashtra Police Act S. 37(1) r/w 135; Crime No. 13 of 2019; Yerwada Police Station, Pune; incident dated 6.1.2019; specific overt-act attributed to applicant; no overt-act against co-accused Ashraf S. Pathan; parity with earlier bail in Bail Application No. 1937 of 2023 (order dated 5.9.2023, long incarceration); applicant in jail over 4½ years; trial at framing-of-charge stage; alleged absence of tile-injuries in Post Mortem Report (defence submission); 28 injuries incl. chop, incised, contused, fire-arm wound (State submission); eye-witness statements perused; trial to be expedited; N.R. Borkar, J.; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; decided 24.02.2025; Bail Application No. 2283 of 2024 dismissed.
What did the court decide?
On perusal of the eye-witness statements, the case appeared to be one of very brutal murder, which weighed against releasing the applicant on bail.