Sahil Firoz Khan v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail allowed — parity with released co-accused Dhanya @ Danish; applicant's lesser role (axe blow warded off versus blow on injured's neck); no criminal antecedents; no recovery at applicant's instance; offences under S.307 IPC (attempt to murder) with Arms Act, 1959 and Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 charges; prosecution's CCTV-presence objection rejected; earlier rejection of bail of Ganesh and Sarvar (chopper, antecedents) distinguished; PR bond Rs.20,000/-; Aurangabad Bench; Arun R. Pedneker, J.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in Crime No. 0541/2024 on furnishing PR bond of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) not to enter the jurisdiction of the concerned police station during trial; (ii) not to contact the informant in any manner; (iii) to cooperate with the trial Court and attend every date unless exempted; (iv) not to tamper with prosecution evidence or influence the informant/witnesses; (v) to furnish contact number and residential address with updates; violation entails cancellation of bail.