Shankar Ramesh Khadekar v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted — abetment of suicide — Sections 108, 115(2), 352 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Crime No. 101 of 2025, Bhadrakali Police Station, District Nashik — alleged harassment of mother of first informant (prosecution: applicant was her tenant) between January 2024 and 15 March 2025 leading to her suicide — applicant in custody around 11 months — P.R. Bond Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties — conditions: attend concerned police station as required; no tampering with evidence; no influencing or contacting complainant or witnesses — defence: not a tenant at time of incident, no antecedents; prosecution: erstwhile tenant, liquor, eyewitnesses, two NC complaints, two antecedents — observations limited to bail; Trial Court to decide uninfluenced — Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, Shivkumar Dige, J., 11 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on bail in Crime No. 101 of 2025 (Bhadrakali Police Station, District Nashik) on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount; applicant to attend the concerned police station as and when required; applicant not to tamper with evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case.