Prakash Sopan Mundhe v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Bail Application No. 3086 of 2024, decided by N. R. Borkar, J.: regular bail allowed to Prakash Sopan Mundhe, Accused No.2 (associated with the auto rickshaw used in the alleged offence) in Crime No. 296/2023, Nashik Road Police Station, Nashik (Sections 376(D), 328, 323, 506 IPC; alleged drugging with Vadapav and forcible sexual intercourse near Nashik Road Railway Station/C.N.G. station). Decisive ground: prima facie substance in plea of no involvement and absence of test identification parade despite applicant unknown to victim. Conditions: P.R. Bond Rs.25,000/- with like sureties; bi-monthly police-station reporting (first and third Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) till trial ends. Order corrected per speaking-to-minutes dated 07.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Applicant directed to be released on bail in connection with Crime No. 296 of 2023 (Nashik Road Police Station, District: Nashik; Sections 376(D), 328, 323 and 506 IPC) on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to attending the concerned police station twice a month on the first and third Saturday between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. till conclusion of trial.