Ganesh Dashrath Miskin v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Ganesh Dashrath Miskin bail; Bombay High Court; Anil S. Kilor, J.; Section 439 CrPC; parity with accused nos. 7 and 10; long incarceration, over five years custody since arrest on 06.09.2019; confessional statements of co-accused Vasudeo Suryawanshi and Sharad Kalaskar require corroborative evidence; conspiracy; wholly circumstantial evidence; delayed witness statement of Sagar Lakhe recorded after more than 3½ years; Crime No. 39 of 2015, Rajarampuri Police Station, Kolhapur; re-registered as C.R. No. 17 of 22 with ATS Mumbai on 19/08/2022; Sections 302, 307, 120-B, 109, 201 r/w 34 IPC; Sections 3(1) r/w 25(1B)(a), 5 r/w 27 Arms Act; P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000; bail conditions including fortnightly police-station attendance and no tampering; liberty to State for cancellation; Interim Application No. 4908 of 2024 (Dr. Megha Pansare) disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Applicant directed to be released on bail in Crime No. 39 of 2015 (re-registered as C.R. No. 17 of 22 with ATS, Mumbai) on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000 with one solvent surety in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at Rajarampuri Police Station, Kolhapur on every 1st and 16th of each month between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon till conclusion of trial (if not in jail in any other offence); no direct or indirect inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts and no tampering with evidence; liberty to the State to seek cancellation of bail on breach, misuse of liberty or commission of similar offence; and regular attendance at trial unless exemption is granted by the trial Court. Interim Application No. 4908 of 2024 also disposed of in view of disposal of the main application.