Sachin Vasant Saste v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted by Bombay High Court (Shivkumar Dige, J.) on 27-03-2026 in Bail Application No. 3970 of 2025 to police constable Sachin Vasant Saste, accused in Crime No. 353/2024, Lonavala Gramin Police Station, District Pune, under Ss. 64(2)(a), 65(2), 74 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Ss. 4, 6, 8, 10 POCSO Act 2012 and Ss. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(w)(i), 3(1)(w)(ii) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, for allegedly outraging the modesty of the informant's minor daughter and inserting his finger into her private part while on duty and intoxicated on 25-12-2024; bail granted after more than one year in custody and the victim's refusal of medical examination, on P.R. Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, with conditions to attend the police station as required and not to tamper with evidence or contact the complainant or witnesses; observations confined to bail purposes, trial court to decide independently.