Jagannath Shankar Pawar v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail; POCSO; Sections 354 & 323 IPC; Sections 8 & 12 Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act; Crime No. 575 of 2023; Daund Police Station; child victim (five years, per prosecution submission); alleged inappropriate touching on 08.07.2023; prolonged custody of one year nine months; trial stalled at framing of stage; no criminal antecedents; P.R. bond Rs. 25,000 with one or two sureties; condition of monthly police-station reporting (first Saturday, 11 am–2 pm); Jagannath Shankar Pawar; N. R. Borkar, J.; Bombay High Court; 17.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in Crime No. 575 of 2023 (Daund Police Station) on P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to attending the concerned police station once a month on the first Saturday between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm till conclusion of the trial.