Vinayak Sadashiv Thite vs State of Maharashtra — Anticipatory Bail | Bombay HC (2026)

Vinayak Sadashiv Thite vs State of Maharashtra — Anticipatory Bail | Bombay HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted on stringent conditions: release on P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount in the event of arrest; weekly reporting at Shikrapur Police Station every Sunday 11:00 a.m.-02:00 p.m.; cell phone number and residential address furnished to the Investigating Officer and kept updated; no inducement, threat or promise; no tampering with prosecution evidence and no contacting or influencing the Complainant or witnesses; no leaving India without prior permission of the learned Trial Court/concerned Sessions Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail should be granted to the Applicant-Vinayak Sadashiv Thite under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with C.R. No.984 of 2024 registered with Shikrapur Police Station, Pune Rural, Pune.

Court's answer

Case made out for grant of Anticipatory Bail by imposing stringent conditions: in the event of arrest in connection with C.R. No.984 of 2024, the Applicant is to be released on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.

Ratio / Principle

Grant rests on: (i) interim protection by Single Judge's order dated 2nd January 2025 in operation for more than a year; (ii) the incident having taken place suddenly; (iii) the chargesheet already being filed so that the investigation is completed.

Key takeaways

Stringent conditions attached to the anticipatory bail: weekly attendance at Shikrapur Police Station every Sunday between 11:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m.; cell phone number and residential address to be furnished to the Investigating Officer and kept updated; no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure; no tampering with prosecution evidence or contacting/influencing the Complainant or witnesses; and no leaving India without prior permission of the learned Trial Court/concerned Sessions Court.ratio¶33

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Madhav J. Jamdar, J. — Anticipatory Bail Application No.3548 of 2024, decided 20th February 2026. Application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 by Vinayak Sadashiv Thite for pre-arrest bail in C.R. No.984 of 2024 (Shikrapur Police Station, Pune Rural, Pune) for offences under Sections 189(1), 189(2), 191(2), 190, 115(2), 118(1), 125(b) and 119 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Prosecution case (as recorded in the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune's order dated 12.12.2024 in Criminal Bail Application No.7063 of 2024): unlawful assembly formed over a civil dispute; informant and family assaulted by kicks and fists; informant's wife attempted to be disrobed; mobile handset snatched from the informant's daughter filming the incident; informant dashed by the applicant's own four-wheeler and dragged 300 to 400 meters on the bonnet, causing serious injuries. The APP urged rejection on the ground that the offence is very serious; Respondent No.2 contended the Applicant threatened the First Informant after interim protection was granted. The Court noted that a Single Judge had protected the Applicant by order dated 02.01.2025 (in operation for over a year), that the Applicant is a primary school teacher, that the incident occurred suddenly, and that the chargesheet had been filed completing the investigation. Held: case made out for grant of Anticipatory Bail by imposing stringent conditions — release on P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; Sunday reporting (11:00 a.m.-02:00 p.m.) at Shikrapur Police Station; contact particulars to the Investigating Officer; bars on inducement/threat/promise, on tampering with evidence and contact with the Complainant or witnesses, and on leaving India without trial-court permission. Application disposed of accordingly.