Prajwal Prashant Shinde v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted; MCOC Act accused; sickle assault on First Informant alleged 5 July 2023; attempt-to-murder charge S.307 IPC with Ss.323, 504, 506, 34 IPC, S.4(25) Arms Act, S.37(1)/S.135 Maharashtra Police Act, Ss.3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4) MCOC Act; prolonged pre-trial detention over 2 years 6 months; no progress in trial; charge not framed; Yerwada Police Station Pune; PR bond Rs.25,000/- with solvent sureties; territorial restriction barring entry to Yerwada Police Station jurisdiction till injured witness examined; anti-tampering and police-station reporting conditions; habitual-offender antecedents and grievous-injury allegations urged by APP but bail allowed; Shivkumar Dige, J.; Bombay High Court; Criminal Bail Application No. 26 of 2025; decided 21 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: Applicant released on bail in Crime No.464 of 2023 (Yerwada Police Station, Pune) on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions that he shall not enter Yerwada Police Station jurisdiction till recording of the evidence of the injured (except attending Court dates), shall not tamper with evidence or influence prosecution witnesses, and shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when required.