Jagan @ Akash Ramdas Daundkar v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted on principle of parity; accused's name absent from FIR; role of assaulting deceased with sword and sickle only in supplementary statement; murder case S.302 IPC with Ss.143, 147, 148, 149, 120B, 114, 115, 212, 201 IPC; Arms Act Ss.3, 4, 25, 27; Maharashtra Police Act S.37 r/w S.135; Criminal Law Amendment Act Ss.3, 7; MCOCA Ss.3(1)(i)(ii), 3(2), 3(3), 3(4); Crime No.1058 of 2022, Pimpri Police Station, Pune; co-accused John Paul, Raju Kamble, Siddharth Kamble, Milind Kamble, Mohan Mithare released on bail; Vishal Lashkare pistol firing allegation; over two years incarceration; no progress in trial; PR bond Rs.25,000/-; territorial restriction till framing of charge; no-tampering condition; Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Shivkumar Dige, J.; order dated 3 February 2026; observations confined to bail purpose.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted to the applicant in Crime No.1058 of 2022 (Pimpri Police Station, Pune) on furnishing a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) applicant shall not enter the jurisdiction of Pimpri Police Station till framing of charge except on court dates; (ii) applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when required; (iii) applicant shall not tamper with evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case. Application allowed and disposed of in those terms; all concerned to act on authenticated copy.