Dipak Shantaram Chavan v. State of Maharashtra
Anticipatory bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Rajesh S. Patil, J.), dated 10 March 2025, in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3017 of 2024 (Hemant Kumr Thakur), with Interim Application No.4653 of 2024 (Dipak Shantaram Chavan) and Anticipatory Bail Application No.3026 of 2024 (Ratnesh Kumar Baidyanath Chaudhary) v. State of Maharashtra: anticipatory bail allowed under S.482 BNSS 2023 in C.R. No.724/2024 of Sakinaka Police Station for offences under Ss.406, 408, 420, 468 and 471 IPC — alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust involving the applicant's company 'TLP' and Tulip Lab Pvt. Ltd.; dispute held essentially civil in nature concerning an IPR-related issue; applicants had co-operated (attended IO 12 and 8 times) and charge-sheet almost ready. Release on P.R. bond of Rs.30,000/- each with like sureties; conditions of co-operation with investigation, non-tampering/non-inducement, and furnishing of address/contact/email details. Keywords: anticipatory bail, pre-arrest bail, S.482 BNSS, IPC 406/408/420/468/471, Sakinaka Police Station, IPR dispute, co-operation with investigation.