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Sandeep Sanjay Kunte v. State of Maha Thr Pso, Ps Kalmeshwar

Bombay HC8 Jan 2026APEAL/570/2025

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What is this about?

Keywords: SCST Act Section 14-A appeal; bail rejection set aside; Section 3(2)(v) SCST Act; Section 109 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Crime No.913/2025; Kalmeshwar Police Station Nagpur; Additional Sessions Judge-13 Special Judge Nagpur; order dated 01/11/2025; interim protection confirmed; order dated 21/11/2025; surety furnished; charge sheet filed; Roznama; Scorpio MH-40-CV-3094; Activa scooter deliberately dashed; minor injuries; Sandeep s/o Sanjay Kunte; State of Maharashtra; N. S. Khandewale; A. Z. Mirza; S. S. Dhote APP; A. R. Prasad; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Coram Neeraj P. Dhote J.; decision 12/03/2026; 2026:BHC-NAG:4245.

What did the court decide?

Impugned bail-rejection order dated 01/11/2025 set aside and interim protection order dated 21/11/2025 confirmed; appeal disposed of accordingly. ¶21

Sandeep Sanjay Kunte vs State of Maha Thr Pso, Ps Kalmeshwar — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:BHC-NAG:4245

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 570 OF 2025

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SANDEEP S/O SANJAY KUNTE

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Vrs.

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

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Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order

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Shri N. S. Khandewale a/w Shri A. Z. Mirza, Advocates for Appellant. Ms. S. S. Dhote, APP for Respondent No.1. Shri A. R. Prasad, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

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CORAM: NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J. DATE : 12/03/2026.

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This is an Appeal under Section 14-A of the

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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (for short, “SCST Act”), since the application for bail of the Appellant is rejected by the learned Sessions Court by order dated 01/11/2025 in Crime No.913/2025 registered with Kalmeshwar Police Station, Nagpur for the offence punishable under Section 3(2)(v) of the SCST Act and under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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The case of the prosecution as seen from the

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interim order is as under :-

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The case of the prosecution is that on 17.10.2025, while the informant was travelling on her Activa scooter, the appellant approached from behind in a Scorpio vehicle bearing No. MH-40-CV-3094, which he was allegedly driving in a zig-zag manner. It is further alleged that the appellant overtook the informant's scooter and deliberately dashed it, resulting in the informant falling to the ground and sustaining minor injuries. On the basis of this oral report, the present FIR came to be registered.

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This Court by order dated 21/11/2025

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granted protection to the Appellant.

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Learned Advocate for the Appellant tendered a copy of Roznama of the learned Sessions Court across the bar showing that, the Appellant furnished surety before the learned Sessions Court. The charge sheet has been filed. Hence, I pass the following order :-

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ORDER

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i] Appeal is allowed.

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ii] The impugned order dated 01/11/2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-13 and Special Judge, Nagpur is set aside.

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iii] Interim order dated 21/11/2025 is confirmed.

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iv] The Appeal is disposed of accordingly.