Kabir Vijay Sonawane v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted on principle of parity; co-accused with similar allegations already released on bail; Applicant in custody over two years and three months; no progress in trial; offences under Sections 393, 394, 397 read with section 34 IPC and Section 3(25) Indian Arms Act; alleged bag-snatching and knife assault on nephew of First Informant on 29 December 2023; Crime No. 266 of 2023, Malegaon Camp Police Station, Nashik; PR bond Rs. 25,000/- with solvent sureties; conditions against tampering with evidence and influencing witnesses; Shivkumar Dige, J.; Bombay High Court Criminal Bail Application No. 1278 of 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicant to be released on bail in Crime No. 266 of 2023 on furnishing a PR bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: not to tamper with evidence or influence prosecution witnesses, and to attend the concerned Police Station as and when required.