Mahesh @ Bunty Prakash Pawar v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Bail Application No. 1064 of 2025, decided 04-05-2026 by Shivkumar Dige, J. Mahesh @ Bunty Prakash Pawar v. State of Maharashtra. Regular bail allowed in Crime No. 255 of 2021, Sinhgad Police Station, Pune — NDPS Act Ss. 8(c), 20(b)(ii), 29 and MCOCA Ss. 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4). Recovery of 21.4 kg ganja (total 22.500 kg) on 20/06/2021; quantity slightly more than commercial quantity per CA/FSL Pune report. Grounds: nearly five years' incarceration without framing of charge; co-accused released on bail. Conditions: PR bond Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties, attendance at police station when called, no tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses. Keywords: NDPS bail, MCOCA, commercial quantity, prolonged detention, charge not framed, parity, ganja recovery, Sinhgad Police Station.
What did the court decide?
Applicant released on bail in Crime No. 255 of 2021 on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; conditions: (a) attend the concerned police station as and when called; (b) not tamper with evidence and/or influence prosecution witnesses; Trial Court to decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations in this order.