Sumit Satish Mudliyar v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; MCOCA bail application; organized crime syndicate; dacoity; conspiracy; confessional statement insufficient to infer conspiracy; IPC Sections 395, 365, 341, 323, 506; Section 302 IPC (other crime); Indian Arms Act Section 4(25); Mah. Police Act Sections 37(1), 37(3), 135; Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 Sections 3(1)(ii) & 3(4); Crime No. 1866 of 2022; Chakan Police Station; Pimpri-Chinchwad; trailer carrying 32 tonnes of steel; incident dated 07.12.2022; P.R. bond Rs. 25,000/-; conditions: Pune District entry restricted, monthly police reporting first Saturday 11:00 am–2:00 pm, address disclosure, automatic cancellation on fresh offence; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; N. R. Borkar, J.; decided 23.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Applicant to be released on bail in Crime No. 1866 of 2022 (Chakan Police Station, Dist- Pimpri-Chinchwad) on furnishing a P.R. bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) not to enter the limits of Pune District except to attend dates before the trial Court till conclusion of trial; (ii) to attend the concerned police station of his residence once a month on the first Saturday between 11:00 am to 2:00 pm till conclusion of trial; (iii) to submit his residential address and contact number to Chakan Police Station; (iv) bail automatically stands cancelled if the applicant commits any other crime.