Mansingh Manglaram vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mansingh Manglaram vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted to all three applicants: in the event of arrest in Crime No. 106 of 2025 (Kasarvadavli Police Station), each to be released on a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; each applicant to attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and to co-operate in the investigation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicants, who apprehend arrest in Crime No. 106 of 2025 registered at Kasarvadavli Police Station for offences under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, should be released on anticipatory bail. +1 more

Court's answer

In the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 106 of 2025 registered at Kasarvadavli Police Station, the applicants are to be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to attending the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and cooperating in the investigation.

Ratio / Principle

The main allegations in the First Information Report are against the co-accused Santosh Bagde.

Key takeaways

Prima facie, from the documents placed on record, there appears to be substance in the contention that the applicants are bona fide purchasers; accordingly the Court was inclined to release them on anticipatory bail.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail — Common order — Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (N.R. Borkar, J., 04.03.2026): ABA Nos. 1953, 1954 and 2589 of 2025 by Ramesh Kumar, Mansingh Manglaram and Arbaz Sajjad Khan, arising out of Crime No. 106 of 2025 of Kasarvadavli Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Per the prosecution/FIR, co-accused developer Santosh Bagde allegedly prepared false documents and sold 18 flats to the applicants and co-accused without the consent of the first informant and his family members, the land owners, defrauding them of Rs.9,00,00,000/-. Counsel for the applicants contended they were bona fide flat purchasers whose custodial interrogation was unnecessary and who were willing to cooperate; the learned APP opposed, asserting incriminating documents existed and the applicants were not bona fide purchasers. The Court, after perusing the FIR, noted that the main allegations were against the co-accused Santosh Bagde and that, prima facie, from the documents placed on record, there appeared substance in the contention that the applicants were bona fide purchasers. The applications were allowed: in the event of arrest, each applicant to be released on bail on a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, conditional on attending the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and cooperating in the investigation.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1953 OF 2025

Ramesh Kumar …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1954 OF 2025

Mansingh Manglaram …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2589 OF 2025

Arbaz Sajjad Khan …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

Adv. Murtuza Najmi, a/w Adv. Shambhu Jha a/w Adv. Sandip Dubey a/w Mr. Suraj Pande a/w Adv. Afsar Ansari, Advocate for the Applicants in ABA NOS. 1953 & 1954/2025.

Adv. Ashwini Kumar Pathak, Advocate for the Applicant in ABA/2589/2025.

Mr. V. N. Sagare, APP for the Respondent/State.

CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 04.03.2026.

P.C. :

All these applications for anticipatory bail are arising out of the one and the same crime and thus they are being disposed of by this common order.

The applicants are apprehending their arrest in Crime

Pramod S.Lakare

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11-aba-1953-1954-2589-2025.doc

No. 106 of 2025 registered at Kasarvadavli Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

It is the case of the prosecution that developer Santosh Bagde, who is co-accused in the present crime had prepared the false documents and on the basis of said documents had sold 18 flats to the applicants and co-accused without consent of first informant and his family members, who are the land owners and defrauded them to the tune of Rs.9,00,00,000/-.

I have heard the learned counsel for the applicants, the learned APP for the respondent-State and perused the first information report.

The learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants have nothing to do with the alleged crime. It is submitted that the applicants are bonafide flat purchasers. It is further submitted that the custodial interrogation of the applicants is not necessary and the applicants are ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation.

On the other hand, the learned APP for the respondentState submits that there are various incriminating documents against the applicants. It is further submitted that the applicants are not the bonafide flat purchasers. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime the applicants may not be released on anticipatory bail.

Pramod S.Lakare

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I have perused the First Information Report. The main allegations are against the co-accused Santosh Bagde. Primafacie, from the documents placed on record there appears to be substance in the submission of the learned counsel for the applicants that the applicants are bonafide purchasers. Considering the said facts, I am inclined to release the applicants on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed :

O R D E R

a) The Applications are allowed.

b) In the event of arrest of the applicants in connection with Crime No. 106 of 2025 registered at Kasarvadavli Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 420, 465, 468, 471 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the applicants be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount.

c) The applicants shall attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and shall co-operate in the investigation.

[N.R.BORKAR, J.]

Pramod S.Lakare

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