Santosh Balwant Kamble v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Bail – Regular bail – Kidnapping and sexual assault of minor
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Bail Application No. 5144 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur (Shivkumar Dige, J.), decided 20 August 2025. Santosh Balwant Kamble v. The State of Maharashtra. Regular bail granted in C.R. No. 100 of 2022, Radhanagari Police Station, District Kolhapur, for offences under Sections 363, 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4, 8 and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Grounds: applicant behind bars around three years with trial not concluded; victim was more than 16 or 17 years old at the time of incident; trial likely to take time. Bail on P.R. Bond of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties; conditions against tampering with evidence and contacting witnesses; attendance at Trial Court dates required. Observations limited to bail purposes only.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on bail in C.R. No. 100 of 2022 (Radhanagari Police Station, District Kolhapur) on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; conditions imposed not to tamper with evidence or influence/contact witnesses and to attend Trial Court dates regularly.