Subodh Sadanand Ghag v. State of Maharashtra
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.1663 of 2025, decided 28 January 2026 by Madhav J. Jamdar, J. Applicant Subodh Sadanand Ghag v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. FIR CR No.85/2025, Ambegaon Police Station, Pune City; offences under Ss.420, 467, 468, 471 IPC; application under S.482 BNSS 2023; FIR on 5 May 2025 after 16-year delay from 2004 event; prima facie civil dispute over leave-and-license rent of joint property Survey No.39/10; ad-interim protection of 30 June 2025 noted; anticipatory bail granted on PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- with solvent sureties and attendance/cooperation/non-tampering conditions; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest of the Applicant (Subodh Sadanand Ghag) in connection with CR No.85 of 2025 registered with the Ambegaon Police Station, Pune City, he is to be released on bail on furnishing PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; conditions imposed - attendance at the concerned police station on 4th and 5th February 2026 between 11:00 am and 02:00 pm and thereafter as and when called by the Investigating Officer till filing of the charge-sheet, cooperation with investigation, furnishing and keeping updated cell phone number and residential address, no inducement/threat/promise to any person acquainted with the facts, no tampering with prosecution evidence, and no contacting or influencing the Complainant or any witness. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly.