Rajendra Kashinath @ Kashinath Ranjane vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Rajendra Kashinath @ Kashinath Ranjane vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail in Crime No. 65/2020 (Guhagar Police Station, Ratnagiri): release on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; conditions — monthly attendance at the concerned police station on the first Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and no entry into the jurisdiction of Guhagar Police Station, till conclusion of trial.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant should be released on regular bail in Crime No. 65/2020 (offences under Sections 307 and 452 IPC), given his continued custody and the stage of trial.

Court's answer

Since the applicant had been in jail for more than four and a half years and the trial was only at the stage of framing of the charge, the Court was inclined to release him on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant was directed to be released on bail in connection with Crime No. 65/2020, registered with Guhagar Police Station, Ratnagiri, for offences punishable under Sections 307 and 452 of the IPC.

Key takeaways

Release was conditioned on executing a P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.ratio¶22
Bail condition: the applicant shall attend the concerned police station once a month, on the first Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., till conclusion of trial.ratio¶23
Bail condition: the applicant shall not enter into the jurisdiction of Guhagar Police Station till the conclusion of trial.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Criminal Bail Application No. 5113 of 2024 — Rajendra Kashinath Ranjane v. The State of Maharashtra. The applicant, arrested in Crime No. 65/2020 of Guhagar Police Station, Ratnagiri, for offences under Sections 307 and 452 IPC for allegedly assaulting his mother-in-law with a Koyata on 23.11.2020 in a matrimonial dispute and attempting to kill her, had been in custody for over four and a half years while the trial remained at the stage of framing of charge. On that ground the Court allowed the bail application: release on a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to monthly reporting at the concerned police station on the first Saturday (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) and an embargo on entering the jurisdiction of Guhagar Police Station till the conclusion of trial.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 5113 OF 2024

Rajendra Kashinath Ranjane ...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

Ms. Farhana Shah a/w Adv. Amna Khan, Advocate for the Applicant.

Mr. S. V. Walve, A.P.P. for the Respondent – State.

P.C.:

Leave to correct the name of the applicant in cause title.

Necessary amendment shall be carried out forthwith.

This is an application for regular bail.

The applicant came to be arrested in Crime No.

65/2020, registered with Guhagar Police Station, Ratnagiri, for offences punishable under Sections 307 and 452 of the Indian Penal Code (for short “IPC”).

The injured is the mother-in-law of the present

applicant. According to the prosecution, on the date of

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incident, which took place on 23.11.2020, the present applicant assaulted the injured by Koyata and attempted to kill her due to some matrimonial dispute.

The applicant is in jail for more than four and half years. The trial is at the stage of framing of the charge. In that view of the matter I am inclined to release the applicant on bail.

ORDER

(i) Criminal Bail Application is allowed;

(ii) The applicant is directed to be released on bail in connection with Crime No. 65/2020, registered with Guhagar Police Station, Ratnagiri, for offences punishable under Sections 307 and 452 of the IPC on executing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount;

(iii) The applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station once in a month i.e. on first Saturday between 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. till conclusion of trial;

(iv) The applicant shall not enter into the jurisdiction of Guhagar Police Station till the conclusion of trial.

(v) Application stands disposed of accordingly.

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