Rajendra@ Balu Gulab Dhere v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Circuit Bench, Kolhapur), Criminal Bail Application No. 4893 of 2024, decided 10 September 2025 by Shivkumar Dige, J. Regular bail in C.R. No. 300 of 2024, Kavathe-Mahankal Police Station, Dist. Sangli, for offences under Sections 64, 333, 332(b), 115(2), 351(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Caption names Harish Vithal Chaudhari and Rajendra@ Balu Gulab Dhere above '.....Applicant'; State Of Maharashtra is respondent; Respondent No. 2 represented by Mr. Ayush Pasbola (through video conference). Applicant-side advocates: Ramnik Powar with Rahul Gupta and Parvej Nadaf; State by APP Dr. Ashvinin A Takalkar. Bail allowed: custody exceeding one year, investigation completed, chargesheet filed, no antecedents; P.R. bond Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties; consensual-relations contention left to trial; observations limited to bail stage.
What did the court decide?
The applicant to be enlarged on bail in C.R. No. 300 of 2024 (Kavathe-Mahankal Police Station, Dist. Sangli) on executing a P.R. bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (iii) attend trial court proceedings regularly; (iv) attend the concerned police station as and when required; (v) inform latest place of residence and mobile number to the Investigating Officer immediately after release and upon any change; (vi) not tamper with evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case.