Hemant Ashok Mohite v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: bail after prolonged incarceration (~4 years); Section 302 IPC murder; Crime No.1063 of 2021, Wakad Police Station / Pimpri-Chinchwad; 30 witnesses cited, trial at initial stage; earlier bail application withdrawn 09.05.2025 with liberty to reapply; circumstantial evidence and no motive (defence submission); love relationship between applicant and deceased (defence submission); bail on P.R. Bond Rs.25,000 with 1-2 sureties; condition of monthly police-station reporting (1st Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.) till trial ends. Bench: N.R. Borkar, J. (single judge); Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Date of order: 26.11.2025; Result: application allowed, bail granted with conditions.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in C.R. No.1063 of 2021 (Wakad Police Station, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Section 302 IPC) on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000 with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to the condition of attending the concerned police station once a month on the 1st Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. till conclusion of trial.