Amit Ramchandra Baddi v. the State of Maharashtra
Bail – Section 439, Code of Criminal Procedure
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Bombay High Court, Anil S. Kilor, J. (order pronounced 29.01.2025; reserved 12.12.2024). Bail under S.439 CrPC granted to Amit Ramchandra Baddi in Crime No.39 of 2015 (Rajarampuri PS, Kolhapur; re-registered C.R. No. 17 of 22, ATS Mumbai, 19/08/2022) for offences u/SS 302, 307, 120-B, 109, 201 r/w 34 IPC and 3(1) r/w. 25 (1B) (a), 5 r/w. 27 Arms Act. Grounds: over 5 years incarceration; implication via co-accused confessions (Vasudeo Suryawanshi, Sharad Kalaskar) needing corroboration; circumstantial conspiracy case; unexplained 3.5-year delay in witness Sagar Lakhe's statement; parity with bailed accused nos. 7 and 10. Relief: P.R. bond Rs. 25,000 + surety, monthly police-station attendance, non-tampering, trial attendance, State liberty to seek cancellation. IA 4896/2024 (Dr. Megha Pansare) disposed; unnamed intervenor in IA represented by Amit Singh and others. Keywords: bail, parity, long incarceration, co-accused confession, corroboration, circumstantial evidence, conspiracy, delayed witness statement, Arms Act, ATS Mumbai, Kolhapur.