Kunal Pratap Lonkar v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Bail Application No. 365 of 2026; Kunal Pratap Lonkar v. The State of Maharashtra; regular bail granted; Crime No. 258 of 2024, Saswad Police Station, Pune; firing at informant's brother on 18.07.2024 with intent to kill; old dispute; conspiracy; Sections 109(1), 61(2), 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; Sections 3(25), 4(25) Arms Act; chargesheet perused; custody one year three months; co-accused similarly placed released on bail; no progress in trial; P.R.Bond Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties; conditions — police station reporting, no tampering/influencing witnesses, exclusion from Pune District till injured's evidence; observations confined to bail purpose; Shivkumar Dige, J.; decided 20 April 2026; application allowed and disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in Crime No. 258 of 2024 (Saswad Police Station, Pune) on P.R.Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: attend the concerned police station as and when required; not tamper with evidence or influence/contact the complainant, witnesses or persons concerned with the case; not enter Pune District till recording of evidence of the injured.