Pandit @ Suraj Shashikant Mandale v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Four accused (Vaibhav Dilip Motkatte; Pandit @ Suraj Shashikant Mandale; Nilesh Kashinath Motkatte; Rahul Balu Motkatte) granted bail by the Bombay High Court (N. R. Borkar, J., 20.02.2025) on the ground of parity in Crime No. 29 of 2024, Bhilwadi Police Station, Dist. Sangli (Sections 302, 307, 326, 324, 323, 504, 506, 143, 147, 149 IPC and Sections 37(1)(3) read with 135, Maharashtra Police Act); the charge-sheet attributes the assault on the deceased and complainant to co-accused Arjun Motkatte; release on P.R. bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties, with a bar on entering Sangli district during trial and fortnightly reporting to the IO.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in Crime No. 29 of 2024 (Bhilwadi Police Station, Dist. Sangli) on a P.R. bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount, with conditions: applicants shall not enter the limits of Sangli district till conclusion of trial except to attend trial Court dates; shall furnish residential address and nearby police station to the IO and attend there on the 1st and 16th of every month between 10.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. till trial concludes; shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts, nor tamper with the evidence; liberty reserved to the State to apply for cancellation of bail on breach of condition or commission of a similar offence; and regular attendance at trial unless exempted by the trial Court.