Vishal Baburao Koli v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail Application No. 90 of 2025 (923 BA 90-2024), High Court at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, decided 10 July 2025 by Arun R. Pedneker J.; applicant Vishal Baburao Koli granted regular bail in FIR No.383/2023 dt. 21/09/2023, Amalner Police Station, District Jalgaon, offences under Ss. 376(2)(n), 376, 506 IPC and Ss. 4, 5(L), 6 POCSO Act; victim aged 14, applicant aged 19 at relevant time, victim now pregnant; custody since 03/10/2023 (~2 years); possibility of consensual relations not ruled out; no antecedents; PR bond Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties; conditions: no contact with informant, attendance at hearings, no tampering/influence, disclosure of address/contact; appointed counsel fee Rs. 10,000/- payable by High Court Legal Services Sub-Committee, Aurangabad; application allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Applicant to be released on bail in connection with FIR No.383/2023 on furnishing a PR bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the trial Court, subject to conditions: no contact with the informant during the trial; cooperation with the trial Court and attendance at every hearing unless specifically exempted; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no influencing of the informant, witnesses or other persons concerned; placement on record of contact number and residential address with prompt updates; violation makes the bail liable to cancellation.