Ketan Vilas Masal and Ors. vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ketan Vilas Masal and Ors. vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest in Crime No.6 of 2026 (Indapur Police Station), each Applicant to be released on a PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; until conclusion of the trial the Applicants shall not enter the limits of Indapur Taluka; the Applicants shall not commit any other crime. Application disposed of in these terms.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicants, apprehending arrest in Crime No.6 of 2026 of Indapur Police Station (offences under Sections 324(4), 351(3), 351(2), 352, 115(2), 109 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

On perusal of the injury certificate, the injuries were found to be simple in nature and there were no injuries caused by any sharp weapon.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the simple nature of the injuries and the absence of any sharp-weapon injury, the Court was inclined to release the Applicants on anticipatory bail.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Anticipatory Bail Application No.693 of 2026, decided 17 March 2026 by N.R. Borkar, J. Anticipatory bail allowed to Ketan Vilas Masal, Sandip Bharat Solankar and Yogesh @ Dada Ajinath Masal, who apprehended arrest in Crime No.6 of 2026 of Indapur Police Station for offences under Sections 324(4), 351(3), 351(2), 352, 115(2), 109 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Prosecution case: incident of 3 January 2026, arising from previous enmity, in which the Applicants allegedly assaulted the first informant and his cousin with swords and sticks and attempted to commit their murder; the State opposed bail noting the Applicants were armed with swords and sticks and were involved in one more similar crime. Perusal of the injury certificate showed the injuries to be simple in nature with no injury by any sharp weapon, on which basis the Court inclined to release the Applicants. Order: release on PR Bond of Rs.25,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount; Applicants not to enter the limits of Indapur Taluka till conclusion of the trial; Applicants not to commit any other crime. Application disposed of accordingly. No precedent cited.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.693 OF 2026

Ketan Vilas Masal

Sandip Bharat Solankar

Yogesh @ Dada Ajinath Masal … Applicants Vs. The State of Maharashtra … Respondent

Mr. Ranjeet M. Pawar for the Applicants. Ms. S.M. Yadav, APP for the Respondent-State. WAPI Smita B. Patil, Indapur PS is present.

CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 17TH MARCH 2026

P.C. :

This is an Application for anticipatory bail.

The Applicants are apprehending their arrest in Crime No.6 of 2026 registered with Indapur Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 324(4), 351(3), 351(2), 352, 115(2), 109 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

It is the case of the prosecution that on the date of incident, which took place on 03^rd January 2026 on account of previous enmity, the present Applicants assaulted the first informant and his cousin by swords and sticks and attempted to commit their murder.

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I have heard Learned Counsel for the Applicants and Learned APP for the Respondent-State.

Learned Counsel for the Applicants submits that due to previous enmity, false report came to be lodged against the present Applicants. Learned Counsel for the Applicants, on instructions, submits that the Applicants are ready and willing to stay out of Indapur Taluka till conclusion of the trial.

On the other hand, Learned APP for the Respondent-State submits that at the time of incident the Applicants were armed with swords and sticks. It is submitted that the Applicants are involved in one more crime of similar nature. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime, the Applicants may not be released on anticipatory bail.

I have perused the injury certificate. The injuries are simple in nature. There are no injuries by any sharp weapon. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to release the Applicants on anticipatory bail. Hence, the following order:-

ORDER

i. The Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed.

ii. In the event of the arrest of the Applicants in Crime No.6 of 2026 registered with Indapur Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 324(4), 351(3), 351(2), 352, 115(2), 109 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023., they shall be released on bail on furnishing a PR Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five

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Thousand Only) each with one or two sureties in the like amount.

iii. Till conclusion of the trial, the Applicants shall not enter into the limits of Indapur Taluka.

iv. The Applicants shall not commit any other crime.

The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

(N.R. BORKAR, J.)

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