Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Bail Application No.236 of 2024 (with Interim Application No.711 of 2025), decided 20.02.2025 by N.R. Borkar, J. Regular bail allowed to Ranjeet D. Jagdale, accused No.2 in Crime No.187 of 2022 of Bibvewadi Police Station, Pune city, for offences under Sections 302, 364, 328, 120-B and 201 read with 34 IPC — alleged strangulation murder of a Vastu Shastra consultant on 16.10.2022 in furtherance of a conspiracy with accused No.1 to rob him. Grounds for bail: case based on circumstantial evidence, no motive attributed to the applicant, custody exceeding 2½ years, no other criminal antecedents. Relief: release on P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; Interim Application disposed as not surviving. No precedents cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in C.R. No. 187 of 2022 (Bibvewadi Police Station, Pune) on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.