Sagar Vijay Orase vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sagar Vijay Orase vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail in Crime No. 481 of 2025 (Chaturshrungi Police Station, District Pune) on executing a P.R.Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; applicant to attend the concerned police station as and when required and not to tamper with evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case; application allowed in the aforesaid terms and disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, accused in Crime No. 481 of 2025 (Chaturshrungi Police Station, District Pune) for offences punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in connection with the suicide of his wife after alleged harassment, should be enlarged on regular bail.

Court's answer

Regular bail allowed: the Court weighed that the applicant had been behind bars for more than five months, the investigation was complete and the charge-sheet filed, the applicant had no antecedents, and the deceased had committed suicide after ten years of marriage.

Ratio / Principle

Enlargement ordered on executing a P.R.Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at the concerned police station as and when required, and abstention from tampering with evidence or attempting to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case.

Key takeaways

The observations in the bail order are made only for the purpose of granting bail; the Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.obiter¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Shivkumar Dige, J., single Judge; decision dated 5th May, 2026), allowed a regular bail application by Sagar Vijay Orase, accused in Crime No. 481 of 2025 of Chaturshrungi Police Station, District Pune, for offences punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, wherein the prosecution alleged that the applicant and a co-accused harassed the deceased — the applicant's wife — to bring money from her parents, driving her to suicide. Granting bail, the Court noted that the applicant had spent more than five months in custody, the investigation was complete with the charge-sheet filed, he had no antecedents, the suicide occurred after ten years of marriage with no complaint of harassment in the first ten years, and a co-accused facing similar allegations was already released on bail. Enlargement was ordered on a P.R.Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, conditioned on police-station attendance as required and non-tampering/non-contact with the complainant and witnesses. The Court expressly confined its observations to the bail stage, leaving the Trial Court free to decide the case on its own merits.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1298 OF 2026

Sagar Vijay Orase ….Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ….Respondent

Mr. Ajay B. Patil, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. S. M. Mangaonkar, APP for Respondent-State.

CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 5^th MAY, 2026.

P.C. :

By this application, the applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No. 481 of 2025 registered with Chaturshrungi Police Station, District Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

It is prosecution's case that the applicant and co-accused harassed the deceased to bring money from her parents, and on that count they were threatening the deceased, who was the wife of the applicant. Due to continuous mental and physical harassment by the applicant and co-accused, the deceased committed suicide.

Digitally signed by SHUBHADA SHUBHADA SHANKAR SHANKAR KADAM KADAM Date: 2026.05.06 14:59:59 +0530

It is contention of learned counsel for the applicant that the deceased committed suicide after ten years of marriage. In the first ten years, there was no complaint against the applicant of harassment. The

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applicant is behind bars for more than five months. The investigation is complete and charge-sheet has been filed. The co-accused, against whom similar allegations are made, has been released on bail. Hence, requested to allow the application.

It is contention of learned APP that the applicant and co-accused harassed the deceased for bringing money from her parents, and due to continuous harassment, the deceased committed suicide. If the applicant is released on bail, he may abscond or threaten the prosecution witnesses, and it is requested to reject the application.

I have heard both learned counsel, perused charge-sheet and documents produced on record. The applicant is behind bars for more than five months. The investigation is complete and charge-sheet has been filed. The applicant has no antecedents. The deceased committed suicide after ten years of marriage. Considering these facts, I pass the following order: allowed.

ORDER

(i) The applicant be enlarged on bail in Crime No. 481 of 2025 registered with Chaturshrungi Police Station, District Pune, on executing P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

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(ii) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when required.

(iii) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or attempt to

influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case.

The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms and is accordingly disposed of.

It is made clear that the above observations are made only for the purpose of granting bail and the Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order.

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