Ashutosh Arjun Tipale v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Shivkumar Dige, J.), Criminal Bail Application No.3439 of 2025, decided 27 January 2026. Applicant Ashutosh Arjun Tipale sought regular bail in Crime No.572 of 2024, Chakan Police Station, Pune, under Sections 308(3), 333, 324(4), 352, 3(5) BNS, Sections 3 and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, and Sections 3(1)(ii), 3(4) MCOC Act, 1999. Prosecution alleged assault on the First Informant and damage to office articles on 18 August 2024 over refusal to pay Rs.1,500/-. Bail allowed: custody exceeding one year four months, no trial progress, main allegations against co-accused; PR bond Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties; conditions of non-tampering and attendance; Trial Court to proceed uninfluenced.
What did the court decide?
Release of the Applicant on bail in Crime No.572 of 2024 on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; Applicant not to tamper with evidence and/or influence prosecution witnesses; to attend the concerned Court as and when required; Trial Court to decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.