Avishkar Alias Sonya Kishor Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted; C.R. No. 591/2025, Tembhurni Police Station, District Solapur; offences under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 109, 3(5), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3); Arms Act Sections 3, 25, 27; Maharashtra Police Act Section 135; incident on spur of moment, no pre-meditation; investigation complete, charge-sheet filed, further incarceration unjustified; criminal antecedents/prior cases not a ground to deny bail (Prabhakar Tewari v. State of U.P., (2020) 11 SCC 648); witness-tampering apprehension addressed by stringent conditions; P.R. bond Rs.50,000 with one or two local solvent sureties; exclusion from Pandharpur Taluka except court dates; attendance at trial; Aadhaar/PAN to IO; cancellation on breach; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Sachin S. Deshmukh J.; 24 April 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicant released on bail in C.R. No. 591/2025 on furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or two local solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (a) not to pressurize prosecution witnesses or tamper with prosecution evidence; (b) not to enter the Tahsil jurisdiction of Pandharpur Taluka till conclusion of trial except on court dates; (c) to attend trial on each and every date unless exempted by the trial Court; (d) to submit Aadhaar and Pan Cards, detailed address, phone numbers and two near relatives to the Investigating Officer; (e) breach of conditions entitles the Prosecution to move the concerned Court for cancellation of bail.