Manisha Shivaji Sanap v. the State of Maharashtra
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Bail Application No. 381 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench (neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:8688), decided 25.03.2025 (reserved 24.03.2025) by Abhay S. Waghwase, J. Applicant Manisha Sanap v. State of Maharashtra. Sex-determination/illegal termination case: raid near Shivneri hotel, Georai; sonography machine and pregnancy-termination equipment seized; applicant alleged to have mediated between doctor and patients. Statutes: IPC Ss. 312, 120-B r/w 34; MTP Act 1971 Ss. 3, 4; PCPNDT Act 1994 Ss. 3(1), 3(3), 3A, 6B, 6C, 18, 23(1). Bail allowed on grounds of prolonged pre-trial incarceration (custody since January 2024), charge sheet filed 27.02.2024, charge not framed, no imminent trial; successive-bail-application and habitual-offender objections noted but not sustained. Bond Rs. 15,000/- with one surety; conditions of reporting and non-tampering. Crime No.0009/2024, Georai Police Station, Beed.