Akshay Rajendra Chavan v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
regular bail granted; Criminal Bail Application 2552/2025; Bombay High Court Kolhapur circuit bench; Shivkumar Dige J.; decided 08-09-2025; POCSO Act Sections 4 and 6; IPC Sections 376, 376(2)(n), 313, 506 r/w 34; kidnapping; forced marriage; sexual assault of minor; victim aged 17 years 4 months; pregnancy aborted with contraceptive pills; applicant aged 21; custody more than two years; no progress in trial; further detention not required; P.R. bond Rs. 20,000 with sureties; bail conditions; Dahiwadi Police Station Dist-Satara; C.R. No. 63 of 2023; observations confined to bail stage; trial court to decide uninfluenced
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in C.R. No. 63 of 2023 (Dahiwadi Police Station, Dist-Satara) on executing a P.R. bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (iii) regular attendance at trial court proceedings; (iv) attendance at the concerned police station as and when required; (v) immediate intimation of latest place of residence and mobile number, and any changes thereto, to the Investigating Officer; (vi) no tampering with evidence and no attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or persons concerned with the case.