Sudhir Sudhakar Patil v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; ABA No. 3285 of 2024; decided 13.03.2026 by N.R. Borkar, J.; applicant Sudhir Sudhakar Patil; apprehended arrest in Crime No. 394 of 2024, Wada Police Station; offences under Sections 420 (cheating), 465, 467, 468, 471 (forgery/falsification of documents) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code; allegations of preparing false documents regarding land owned by first informant; applicant and first informant are cousins; dispute amicably settled; prima facie civil nature; P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in like amount; advocates: Ravindra Lokhade (i/b A. R. Khairnar) for applicant, S. V. Walve APP for State, Ramakant P. for complainant; no precedent relied upon.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: upon arrest in connection with Crime No. 394 of 2024 (Wada Police Station), release on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.