Amit Harish Dave v. the State of Maharashtra
Bail – Cash bail in lieu of sureties – Extension of time
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Milind N. Jadhav, J.), 15 January 2025 — Interim Application No. 174 of 2025 in Bail Application No. 2994 of 2024, Amit Harish Dave v. The State of Maharashtra. Applicant already granted bail (order dated 09.01.2025) on furnishing Rs. One Lac with one or two like sureties but unable to arrange sureties immediately (parents deceased, no relatives in Mumbai). Court allowed release on cash bail of Rs. 1,00,000 with six weeks' time after release to furnish one or two sureties in the like amount, holding that refusal would defeat the purpose of bail. Keywords: cash bail, extension of time for furnishing sureties, purpose of bail, release from custody, undertaking, Bombay High Court.
What did the court decide?
Release of the Applicant on cash bail of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lac Only) in lieu of immediate sureties, with an undertaking to furnish one or two sureties in the like amount of Rs. One Lac within six weeks after release from prison; the order to be read along with the order dated 09.01.2025; Interim Application allowed and disposed.