Vaibhav Ashok Patil v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed — Vaibhav Ashok Patil — CR No.1384/2025, Manpada Police Station, Thane — Sections 69 and 351(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — alleged physical relations under false marriage pretext, June 2024 to November 2025, and threats on confrontation — consenting married adults, consensual relationship — investigation complete except mobile-phone recovery and medical examination, nothing to recover or discover — PR Bond Rs.25,000/- with like sureties — conditions: surrender mobile phone, medical examination as required by IO, no contact with victim, no evidence tampering or witness influence — Pramod Navratna vs. State of Chhattisgarh, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 154 (counsel's reliance; referred).
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail in CR No.1384 of 2025: upon arrest, release on a PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or more sureties of like amount, subject to surrender of the applicant's mobile phone and medical examination as and when required by the investigating officer, refraining from contacting the victim, and abstaining from evidence tampering or witness influence.