Prashant Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra
Criminal – Regular bail – Murder, S.302 IPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Prashant S. Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra, Bombay High Court, Bail Application No. 561 of 2025, decided 07.03.2025 by N.R. Borkar, J. — Regular bail granted in a Section 302 IPC murder case (Crime No. 266 of 2018, Khadki Police Station, Pune) on the ground of long incarceration of more than six and a half years, absence of criminal antecedents, and trial not likely to conclude soon as only charge was framed; release ordered on P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000 with one or two sureties and a condition of monthly police-station attendance on the first Saturday until conclusion of trial.
What did the court decide?
Applicant to be released on bail in C.R. No. 266 of 2018 (Khadki Police Station, Pune city) under Section 302 IPC on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, and to 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 the trial.