Amit Suresh Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted; sexual assault of minor girl aged 7 (alleged 2017-2021); charges under ss.376, 376(3), 506 IPC, ss.4, 5(m), 8, 12, 19(1) r/w 21(1) POCSO Act 2012 and s.3(2)(v) SC/ST Act 2015; Crime No. 161 of 2021, Wanawadi Police Station, Pune; applicant 18 years 11 months old at time of incident; over five years' pre-trial detention with charge not framed; minimum punishment 10 years; no antecedents; PR bond Rs.25,000 with one or two solvent sureties; exclusion from Pune District except court dates; no tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses; Trial Court to decide uninfluenced; Bombay High Court, Shivkumar Dige J.; decided 21 April 2026.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in Crime No. 161 of 2021 (Wanawadi Police Station, Pune) on a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: (ii) the applicant shall not enter Pune District till conclusion of the trial except on court dates; (iii) shall not tamper with evidence or influence prosecution witnesses; (iv) the Trial Court to decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations in this order; (v) the applicant to attend the concerned police station as and when required.