Ganesh Mangesh Kale v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail; Section 483 BNSS; Sections 395 read with Section 34 IPC; dacoity; Sai Transformer Company; Crime No. 462 of 2022, Daund Police Station, Pune Rural; Sessions Case No. 35 of 2023, Additional Sessions Judge Baramati; parity with co-accused Accused No. 5 Nilesh Nagnath Pawar; criminal antecedents not a sufficient ground for denial of bail; no recovery at applicant's instance; trial not commenced for almost a year after charge; incarceration of almost three years; Test Identification Parade doubt (faces covered); Abhimanyu S/o. Shammi Thilakan v/s. State of Kerala, Criminal Appeal Nos. 4197-4199 of 2025; P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/-; Bombay High Court; Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.; bail conditions including reporting on 2nd and 4th Saturday.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to the Applicant in connection with Crime No. 462 of 2022 (Daund Police Station) on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two local surety/s in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati, District-Pune, subject to conditions: (b) no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of accusation; (c) no tampering with prosecution evidence and no contacting/influencing witnesses; (d) furnishing cell phone number and residential address with proof to the Investigating Officer, Daund Police Station within three days of release and keeping them updated; (e) reporting before the Investigating Officer twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. till conclusion of trial of Sessions Case No. 35 of 2023; (f) co-operating in the trial and attending every hearing of Sessions Case No. 35 of 2023 unless exempted; (g) not indulging in activities similar to the present crime.