Neeta Munjal Bhavsar v. the State of Maharshtra
Anticipatory Bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Anticipatory Bail Application No.138 of 2026, decided 16 January 2026 by Madhav J. Jamdar, J. Search terms: anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail; Section 482 BNSS 2023; Sections 316(2) and 318(4) BNS 2023; CR No.352 of 2025, Swargate Police Station, Pune City; informant Hitendra Jayantilal Somani (brother of applicant); deceased mother's gold ornaments; grandmother's necklace; joint bank locker, State Bank of India, Tilak road Branch, Pune; death of mother 09/10/2023; family dispute; woman applicant; senior citizen; prior Criminal Bail Application No.8539 of 2025, Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, Order dated 8 January 2026; PR Bond Rs.25,000/- with solvent sureties; conditions — cooperation till charge-sheet, contact details, no inducement/threat, no tampering/no contact with Complainant or witnesses. Counsel: Mr. Seoul Shah i/b Chinmay Patil for the Applicant; Ms. R. V. Newton, APP, for the Respondent-State. Outcome: anticipatory bail allowed with conditions; application disposed of.