Radhikesh Shivaji Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
Bail – prolonged detention of under-trial prisoner
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: regular bail; under-trial prisoner; prolonged incarceration exceeding Seven years and Six months; circumstantial evidence; murder charge under Sections 302, 201 r/w Section 34 IPC; trial at initial stage with only two witnesses examined; Crime No. 312 of 2017; Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station; Pune City; P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/-; territorial restriction on entering Pune City corporation limits; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Criminal Bail Application No. 4951 of 2024; N. R. Borkar, J.; decided 20 February 2025.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: applicant to be released in connection with Crime No. 312 of 2017 on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; applicant shall not enter the corporation limits of Pune City except to attend the dates before the trial Court; application disposed of accordingly.