Sukhdev S/O Beniram Hanwate v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Amgaon Ps, Dist. Gondia and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application allowed under S.483 BNSS context; POCSO Ss.4, 8, 12 with BNS 2023 Ss.64, 74, 76; non-penetrative sexual assault on minor; completed investigation and charge-sheet as ground for bail; FIR delay left to trial; conditions including exclusion zone at Amgaon, Gondia and PR bond Rs.25,000/-; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.; 19/08/2025; Crime No.431/2024 PS Amgaon; counsel-referred precedents Bhimrao Panchal (CRA 35/2006) and Satish @ Pramod Dalal (Cr.A. 207/2025).
What did the court decide?
Applicant Sukhdev s/o Beniram Hanwate to be released on bail in Crime No.431/2024 on executing a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety of the like amount, subject to conditions: (a) not to enter the vicinity of Amgaon, District Gondia till culmination of trial; (b) to attend trial Court proceedings without seeking exemption unless exceptional circumstances exist and cooperate for disposal of the trial; (c) not to induce, threaten or promise any witnesses physically or through electronic media. Fees of the appointed Counsel to be quantified as per rules.