Mironov Anatoly Alexandrivich vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mironov Anatoly Alexandrivich vs State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail Application disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Magistrate (within two weeks); the Magistrate is requested to consider and dispose of such application expeditiously on its own merits, in accordance with law, and at any rate within one month from the first date of hearing.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant (Mironov Anatoly Alexandrivich) should be released on regular bail in connection with Cyber Police Station (Pimpri Chinchwad) C.R. No. 07/2024 (offences under Ss. 316(2), 318(2), 3(5) of the BNS and Ss. 66(c), 66(d) of the IT Act, 2000) - issue left undetermined on merits as the application was withdrawn. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Leave is granted to withdraw the present Bail Application, with liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Magistrate.

Key takeaways

If a fresh bail application is filed before the Magistrate within two weeks from today, the Magistrate is requested to consider and dispose of the said bail application expeditiously on its own merits, in accordance with law and at any rate within one month from the first date of hearing of the said bail application.ratio¶26
The Bail Application is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Bail Application No. 2013 of 2025 (Mironov Anatoly Alexandrivich v. The State of Maharashtra), High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, Ashwin D. Bhobe, J., dated 11 June 2026 - The Applicant had sought regular bail in connection with Cyber Police Station (Pimpri Chinchwad) C.R. No. 07/2024, registered for offences under Ss. 316(2), 318(2), 3(5) of the BNS and Ss. 66(c), 66(d) of the IT Act, 2000; the case stands registered as RCC No. 317 of 2025 pending before the 9th & 10th Court, JMFC, Pimpri, Pune. Counsel for the Applicant stated that, during the pendency of this Bail Application, the main accused, Shreyash Mane (Accused No. 1), had already been enlarged on bail by Additional Sessions Judge-14, Pune, vide order dated 27 January 2026, and accordingly sought leave to withdraw this application and instead move a fresh bail application before the Magistrate, requesting expeditious disposal. The State (through the learned APP) did not oppose the recourse and undertook cooperation in early disposal. The Court granted leave to withdraw the Bail Application with liberty to file a fresh application before the Magistrate, requesting that, if filed within two weeks, it be considered and disposed of expeditiously on its own merits, in accordance with law, and at any rate within one month from the first date of hearing. The Bail Application was disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. No merits adjudication of the bail claim was undertaken and no precedent cases were engaged with.

Digitally signed by LAXMIKANT LAXMIKANT GOPAL GOPAL CHANDAN CHANDAN Date: 2026.06.12 10:47:12 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2013 OF 2025

Mironov Anatoly Alexandrivich : Applicant. Versus.

The State of Maharashtra : Respondent.

Mr. Ravishankar B Thombare(Through V.C.) a/w Mr. Rajabhau Chaudhari for the Applicant.

Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, APP for the Respondent/State. PSI Mrs. V V Patil, Pimpri Chinchwad Cyber Police Station present

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

DATED : 11 JUNE 2026

PC:-

Heard Mr. Ravishankar Thombare, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent/State.

By the present Bail Application, the Applicant has sought the following substantive relief :-

(a) The Applicant may kindly be released on Regular Bail in connection with the Cyber Police Station (Pimpari Chinchwad) in their C. R. No.07/2024 registered

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U/s. 316(2), 318(2), 3(5) of the BNS and U/s. 66(c), 66(d) of the IT Act, 2000”

Mr. Ravishankar Thombare, learned Advocate for the Applicant states that C. R. No.07/2024 is registered as case bearing RCC No. 317 of 2025 and is pending before the 9^th & 10^th Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Pimpri, Pune (“Magistrate”).

Mr. Ravishankar Thombare, learned Advocate for the Applicant, submits that, according to the prosecution, the main accused in Crime No. 07 of 2024 is Shreyash Mane. He submits that, during the pendency of this Bail Application, Shreyash Mane (Accused No. 1) has been enlarged on bail by the Additional Sessions Judge-14, Pune, vide order dated 27 January 2026. He submits that in view of the said circumstances, the Applicant intends to approach the Magistrate, before whom the case bearing RCC No. 317 of 2025 is pending, with a bail application. He submits that the Applicant will file a fresh bail application before the Magistrate within two weeks from today, and requests that the Magistrate be directed to consider and decide the said bail application expeditiously.

The request made by Mr. Ravishankar Thombare, learned Advocate for the Applicant, is not opposed by Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent/State. Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent/State, submits that the said recourse would be appropriate. He

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further submits that the prosecution will cooperate in the early disposal of the bail application, if filed.

In view of the statement made by Mr. Ravishankar Thombare, learned Advocate for the Applicant, leave is granted to withdraw the present Bail Application, with liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Magistrate. If a fresh bail application is filed before the Magistrate within two weeks from today, the Magistrate is requested to consider and dispose of the said bail application expeditiously on its own merits, in accordance with law and at any rate, within one month from the first date of hearing of the said bail application.

This Bail Application is disposed of as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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