Omkar Ashok Jadhav vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Omkar Ashok Jadhav vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station, release on P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- 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 co-operating in the investigation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, who apprehends arrest in Crime No. 854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

On perusal of the First Information Report, the incident prima facie does not appear to be premeditated and there are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant; accordingly the court was inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station, the applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

Key takeaways

Release is conditioned on the applicant attending the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and co-operating in the investigation.ratio¶¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted to Omkar Ashok Jadhav, who apprehended arrest in Crime No. 854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising out of an alleged incident of 27.11.2025 in which the applicant and other co-accused assaulted the first informant with fist and kick blows and with a cricket stump. Perusing the First Information Report, N.R. Borkar, J. found that prima facie the incident did not appear to be premeditated and that there were no other criminal antecedents against the applicant, notwithstanding the learned APP's submission that the first informant had sustained grievous injury. The application was allowed: in the event of arrest, the applicant is to be released on a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, conditioned on attendance at the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer and co-operation in the investigation. Order dated 02.04.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 834 OF 2026

Omkar Ashok Jadhav …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

Mr. Yash Naik, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. S. M. Yadav, APP for the Respondent/State. API Mr. S. P. Barve, Kapurbavdi Police Station.

CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 02.04.2026.

P.C. :

1. This is an application for Anticipatory Bail.

The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No.

854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2), read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

It is the case of prosecution that on the date of the incident, which took place on 27.11.2025, on account of some trivial issue, the present applicant and other co-accused assaulted the first informant by fist and kick blows as well as with cricket

stump.

Pramod S.Lakare

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I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the respondent-State.

The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a student. It is submitted that there are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant. It is further submitted that the applicant is ready and willing to co-operate in the investigation.

On the other hand, the learned APP for the respondentState submits that, in the incident, the first informant sustained grievous injury. It is submitted that considering the nature of crime, the applicant may not be released on anticipatory bail.

I have perused the First Information Report. Prima-facie, the incident does not appear to be premeditated. There are no other criminal antecedents against the applicant. In that view of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed :

O R D E R

a) The Application is allowed.

Pramod S.Lakare

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b) In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 854 of 2025 registered at Kapurbavdi Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 115(2), read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the applicant be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

c) The applicant 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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