Prasad Santosh Chawle v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; NDPS Act Sections 8(c), 20(c), 29; ganja 41 kg 100 grams; FIR No. 181 of 2023 Kongaon Police Station; arrest 27 May 2023; charges not framed; incarceration over two years; Article 21 Constitution of India; Section 37 NDPS Act embargo overridden; no antecedents; PR bond Rs.35,000; conditions incl. monthly police station attendance and no travel outside Maharashtra; Sessions Court NDPS Bhiwandi Thane rejection reversed in effect; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Dr. Neela Gokhale J.; 13 November 2025; Bail Application Nos. 5297 and 4644 of 2024; Kiran Bhaktya Konda; Prasad Santosh Chawle; State of Maharashtra; Rajendra S. Bidkar; Anuja S. Gotad APP.
What did the court decide?
Both Applicants enlarged on bail on executing PR bonds of Rs.35,000/- each with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: monthly attendance at the concerned police station on first Monday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon till framing of charges; attendance at trial on every date unless exempted by the Trial Court; no travel outside Maharashtra without Trial Court permission; deposit of passport if not already deposited; no tampering with or influencing the complainant/witnesses; informing latest residence and mobile details to the Court and Investigating Officer; co-operation with the trial; infraction to entail cancellation of bail.