Sushant Prabhudas Hegde v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Criminal Bail Application No. 2458 of 2024; Sushant Prabhudas Hegde v. State of Maharashtra; bail dismissed as infructuous; acquittal in Special Case No.197 of 2023; Crime No. 122 of 2023; Panhala Police Station, Kolhapur; Additional Sessions Judge-1, Kolhapur; Sections 376, 354, 506 IPC; Sections 4, 8, 12 POCSO Act; Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.; decided 4th August 2025; advocates: Dushyant Digamber (Applicant), Veera Shinde (APP), Tanvi Tapkire (Respondent No.2).
What did the court decide?
Since the Applicant had been acquitted in Special Case No.197 of 2023 (as confirmed by both the State APP and counsel for Respondent No.2), Criminal Bail Application No.2458 of 2024 was dismissed as infructuous. ¶¶17