Parmesh Mahesh Thakkar v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Bail Application No. 392 of 2026, Parmesh Mahesh Thakkar v. State of Maharashtra, decided 2nd April 2026 by Shivkumar Dige J.; regular bail ALLOWED; Crime No. 301 of 2025, State Excise Department, Division-E, Pune; Maharashtra Prohibition Act 1949 Sections 65(a)(b)(d)(e)(f), 80, 81, 83, 90, 103; BNS 2023 Section 123; spurious/counterfeit liquor (Jhonine Walker Black Label); parity with released co-accused; custody over three months; investigation complete, charge-sheet filed; PR bond Rs.25,000/- with sureties; conditions against tampering/influencing witnesses and police-station attendance; trial court to decide uninfluenced by observations.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in Crime No.301 of 2025 (State Excise Department, Division-E, Pune) on furnishing PR bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount; subject to conditions that the Applicant shall not tamper with the evidence and/or influence the prosecution witnesses, shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when required, and the Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the observations made in this order.