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Bombay High Court, R. M. Joshi, J., 15th April 2026 — Criminal Bail Application No. 3275 of 2025 (Sunil Sahebrao Ahire v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.). Regular bail allowed in Crime No. 134/2025 (Kalyan Taluka Police Station, Thane Rural; BNS 2023 Ss. 64(2)(f), 64(2)(m), 352, 351(2); POCSO Act Ss. 6, 10, 12). Grounds: material inconsistencies among the minor victim's statement, her mother's police statement and the medical history; victim living with the person with whom she had an affair rather than her mother, supporting a false-implication plea; victim untraceable and unlikely to testify soon, so pretrial incarceration unwarranted. Bail on P.R. bond of Rs. 15,000 with one surety, with no-contact/no-pressure/attendance conditions and cancellation on breach; observations prima facie only. Relevant searches: bail where minor/victim untraceable; inconsistencies-based false implication; POCSO/BNS bail; mother's no objection to bail.