Sadanand Wamanrao Rane v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail under S.439 CrPC granted by Bombay High Court (single judge, Milind N. Jadhav, J., 12.02.2025) in NDPS offence (S.8(c)/S.22 NDPS Act, Crime No.1604/2022, Dahisar PS); 20 bottles Codeine Phosphate, commercial quantity, ~2 years custody; bail allowed on prima facie procedural violations shown by prosecution's own documents - unsigned FIR and police statements, prior intelligence negativing chance recovery, strong-room/inventory panchnama timing under S.52A(3) NDPS; P.R. Bond Rs.30,000 with conditions; observations prima facie, trial unaffected.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: periodic reporting to the Investigating Officer, cooperation with the trial and attendance before the Trial Court, no departure from Maharashtra without prior permission of the Trial Court, deposit of passport within two weeks of release, no influencing witnesses or tampering with evidence, keeping the Investigating Officer informed of address/mobile details; infraction entails cancellation.