Nitin Keshav Waghmare v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted by Bombay High Court (Kolhapur Circuit Bench), Nitin B. Suryawanshi J., on 08.01.2026 in Criminal Bail Application No. 3485 of 2025: kidnapping of minor, offence under S. 137(2) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Crime No. 449/2024, Atpadi Police Station, District Sangli; applicant Nitin Keshav Waghmare arrested 01.06.2025; charge-sheet filed and charge framed (Special Case No. 17/2025), no witness examined; Court found matter appears to be of love affair and trial unlikely to conclude soon, hence no propriety of pre-trial detention; release on personal bond Rs. 15,000 with one surety; conditions include no tampering with evidence and exclusion from Sangola Taluka and Atpadi Police Station jurisdiction.
What did the court decide?
Applicant released on bail in Crime No. 449 of 2024 (Atpadi Police Station, District Sangli) on furnishing Personal Bond of Rs. 15,000 with one surety in the like amount, on conditions that he shall not tamper with prosecution evidence, shall not enter Sangola Taluka or the jurisdiction of Atpadi Police Station, District Sangli, and shall regularly attend the trial and not seek adjournment without sufficient cause. Learned advocate appointed to represent the second respondent to be paid fees as per schedule as expeditiously as possible.