Somnath Vasnat Balgude v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted by Bombay High Court (Shivkumar Dige, J.) in Criminal Bail Application No.3544 of 2025; applicant Somnath Vasant Balgude; Crime No.233 of 2024, Kamshet Police Station, Pune; offences under Sections 64, 123, 308(2)(3), 351(2)(3), 352 BNS and Section 438 BNSS; sexual assault by threat of making nude photos and sexual acts viral; extortion of Rs.1,50,000 from First Informant; delay in lodging FIR (alleged assault period 2014-2024); custody over one year two months; charge-sheet filed but charge not framed; trial likely to take time; PR bond Rs.25,000 with solvent sureties; conditional deposit Rs.25,000 before Sessions Court withdrawable by First Informant; bail cancellation clause on objection to withdrawal; direction to commit case to Sessions Court.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in Crime No.233 of 2024 (Kamshet Police Station, Pune) on a PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount, subject to deposit of Rs.25,000/- before the Sessions Court within two weeks after release, withdrawable by the First Informant without objection from the Applicant (objection would cancel bail); Trial Court directed to commit the case to the Sessions Court if not committed.