Avinash Jalindar Dhaigude v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted; POCSO and IPC sexual-offence charges (376(2)(n), 376(f), 376(1), 504 r/w 34 IPC; Sections 4, 6, 8, 12 POCSO); minor victim impregnated, delivered baby girl; Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement of victim silent against accused; delay in lodging FIR; DNA of child did not match accused; accused in custody over one year; no progress in trial; PR bond Rs.25,000/- with solvent sureties; conditions against contacting victim/witnesses and tampering with evidence; Daund Police Station, Pune; Crime No.88 of 2025; Bombay High Court, Shivkumar Dige, J., 26-02-2026.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted in Crime No.88 of 2025 (Daund Police Station, Pune) on a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions of non-contact with the victim and prosecution witnesses, no tampering with evidence or influencing of witnesses, and attendance at the concerned Police Station as and when required.