Wasim Khan Saheb Khan Pathan v. State of Maharashtra Through Pso Ps Gadge ANagar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail cancellation quashed — Bombay HC Nagpur Bench, APL No.615/2025 (Wasim Khan Saheb Khan Pathan v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.), Coram Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J. Bail in Crime No.2236/2021, Gadge Nagar PS Amravati (Sessions Case No.20/2022), offences u/ss 109, 294, 353, 452, 504, 506 IPC, cancelled for subsequent offence, threatening informant and absence. Held: NC-report text messages showed abuse but no attempt to tamper with prosecution evidence; applicant attending trial and NBW cancelled; overwhelming circumstances required to cancel bail; indefinite detention improper. Bail restored on P.R.Bond Rs.25,000 with stringent no-contact and compulsory-attendance conditions. Keywords: cancellation of bail, quashing, overwhelming circumstances, tampering of evidence, NC complaint, NBW, IPC 109/294/353/452/504/506, Amravati.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Application allowed; order dated 20.3.2025 of the District Judge-5 and Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati quashed and set aside; applicant released on bail on furnishing a P.R.Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one solvent surety of the like amount, subject to stringent conditions: no contact with prosecution witnesses in any manner (a single reported incident sufficient to cancel bail), and attendance before the trial court without seeking exemption unless exceptional circumstances exist (a single absence leading to cancellation of bail).