Karan Hari Chougule and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Anticipatory bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Anticipatory Bail Application No.130 of 2026 (Madhav J. Jamdar, J., 16.01.2026): anticipatory bail under Section 482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 granted in CR No.360 of 2025 (Indapur Police Station, Pune Rural) for offences under Sections 118(1), 115(2), 189(2), 191(2), 191(3), 76, 351(2) and 352, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; ground for grant — charge-sheet already filed; applicants close relatives of informant Vikas Jadhav, dispute settled and quashing proceedings contemplated; PR Bond Rs.25,000/- each with one or two solvent sureties; standard conditions (police station attendance, contact details, no inducement/threat, no tampering or witness contact) imposed; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both Applicants in the event of arrest in connection with CR No.360 of 2025 (Indapur Police Station, Pune Rural), on furnishing PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- each with one or two solvent sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at the concerned police station as and when necessary and cooperation with investigation; furnishing cell phone numbers and residential addresses and keeping them updated; no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no contact with or influence over the Complainant or witnesses. The Anticipatory Bail Application disposed of accordingly.