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Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench Kolhapur; Criminal Bail Application No. 131 of 2026 (file ref 23-BA-131-2026 (CR)); decided 10.03.2026 by Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh (single judge, author). Aditya Balaso Gath v. The State of Maharashtra (and Anr.). Regular bail ALLOWED. FIR C.R. No. 241 of 2025 dt. 14.08.2025, Hupari Police Station, Dist. Kolhapur; offences under Ss.109(1), 118(1), 115(2), 351(2), 3(5) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Ss.4, 25 Arms Act, 1959; incident 13.08.2025, iron rod (Edka) assault, simple injuries per Medical Certificate; no criminal antecedents; investigation complete, charge-sheet filed; custodial period over six months; trial unlikely to conclude soon given number of witnesses; witness-tampering concern answered by stringent bail conditions; P.R. bond Rs.50,000/- with local solvent sureties. Counsel: D.M. Latake with N.D. Gore, P.P. Gurav, K. Modani (Applicant); Anand S. Shalgaonkar APP (State). Keywords: regular bail, BNS 2023 grievous-hurt-attempt provisions, Arms Act, simple injury, post-charge-sheet bail, protracted trial, conditions against tampering. No precedent cited or relied upon; no dissent.