Sankalp Vilas Bhatkar v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order in Bail Application No. 910 of 2025, Sankalp Vilas Bhatkar v. State of Maharashtra, coram Milind N. Jadhav, J., dated 05.03.2025. Applicant in custody since 11.05.2023 under Sections 302 and 307 IPC; bail plea rests on medical ground of Acute Psychosis per medical report at page 160 of the Application. Directions: Chief Medical Officer, prison Hospital, Thane Central Prison to examine and submit medical-condition report within one week; Applicant's advocates to deliver the report to Jail Authorities within one week; matter adjourned to 19.03.2025 under caption 'For Directions'. Relevant searches: bail on medical grounds, psychiatric illness of undertrial prisoner, interim directions pending medical report, Thane Central Prison.
What did the court decide?
No bail granted or refused. Interim directions only: Chief Medical Officer of the prison Hospital of Thane Central Prison to prepare and submit a medical report on the Applicant within one week; Applicant's advocates to hand over the page-160 medical report to the Jail Authorities within one week; matter stood over to 19.03.2025 under caption 'For Directions'.