Champat S/O Pandurang Dhok v. State of Maharashtra Thr. Pso, Ps, Shegaon, Dist. Chandrapur
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application allowed; Section 103(1) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; culpable homicide amounting to murder vs not amounting to murder; sudden fight, no premeditation, no intention; stone assault near agricultural field fencing; deceased died same day; Crime No.324/2024, Police Station Shegaon, District Chandrapur; Applicant Champat s/o Pandurang Dhok; complainant Sunil Wasudeo Hazare; eye witnesses; P.R. Bond Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety; conditions incl. exclusion from Village Khutala, Taluka Bhadravati; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke; decided 23 June 2025; Criminal Application (BA) No. 449 of 2025.
What did the court decide?
Release of the Applicant on bail in connection with Crime No.324/2024 on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) not to enter the vicinity of Village Khutala, Taluka Bhadravati, District Chandrapur till culmination of the trial; (ii) not to induce, threat or promise any witnesses acquainted with the facts of the case, personally or by electronic media; (iii) to furnish detailed address with address proof of intended residence after release; (iv) to attend proceedings before the Trial Court without seeking exemption unless there are exceptional circumstances.