Pramilabai Motilal Jiri v. the State of Maharashtra and Another

Bombay HC20 Jan 2026ABA/1242/2025

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail refused for proclaimed offender; Section 82 CrPC proclamation; Section 482 BNS discretionary powers; Prem Shankar Prasad (2022) 14 SCC 516; SFIO v. Aditya Sarda; Asha Dubey; State of Haryana v. Dharamraj; application withdrawn; Aurangabad Bench, January 2026.

What did the court decide?

Permission granted to withdraw the anticipatory bail application; application disposed of as withdrawn; no anticipatory bail granted. ¶¶15

Why is it important?

Pramilabai Motilal Jiri vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission granted to withdraw the anticipatory bail application; application disposed of as withdrawn; no anticipatory bail granted.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should entertain the anticipatory bail application of an Applicant who has been declared a proclaimed offender under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Court's answer

The Court was not inclined to entertain the anticipatory bail application in view of the proclamation declaring the Applicant a proclaimed offender under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, particularly in light of Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar and Another and Serious Fraud Investigation Office v. Aditya Sarda.

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Ratio / Principle

Notwithstanding counsel's reliance on Asha Dubey v. State of Madhya Pradesh and State of Haryana v. Dharamraj, the Court did not find any exceptional circumstances warranting interference in exercise of discretionary powers under Section 482 of the BNS.

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Key takeaways

Permission was granted to the learned Counsel for the Applicant to withdraw the application, and the application was disposed of as withdrawn.ratio¶¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1242 of 2025 (Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Mehroz K. Pathan, J.; 20 January 2026): The Applicant, declared a proclaimed offender under Section 82 CrPC, sought anticipatory bail. The Court declined to entertain the application in view of the proclamation, relying on Prem Shankar Prasad v. State of Bihar and Another, (2022) 14 SCC 516, and Serious Fraud Investigation Office v. Aditya Sarda, AIR Online 2025 SCC 2431. Counsel's reliance on Asha Dubey v. State of Madhya Pradesh (Criminal Appeal No. 4564 of 2024) and State of Haryana v. Dharamraj, (2023) 17 SCC 510 did not alter the outcome: the Court found no exceptional circumstances warranting interference under Section 482 BNS. Permission to withdraw was granted and the application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Pramilabai Motilal Jiri v. the State of Maharashtra and Another

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