Case brief
What is this about?
Sonu Tarachand More v. The State of Maharashtra, Criminal Bail Application No. 696 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Shivkumar Dige, J.), decided 10 April 2026. Regular bail granted in Crime No. 259 of 2022, Shikrapur Police Station, District Pune, under Section 302 IPC (murder of informant's husband by knife attack on 13 March 2022 over family dispute). Grounds: sudden incident, intention to be proved at trial, over four years' incarceration, no trial progress. P.R.Bond Rs.30,000/- with one or two sureties; conditions of police-station attendance and non-tampering/non-influencing witnesses; observations confined to bail stage.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail in Crime No. 259 of 2022 (Shikrapur Police Station, District Pune) 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 and not to tamper with evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or persons concerned with the case.