Ajay Vijay Panchal v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail granted on parity grounds where applicant detained over two years and eight months without trial progress and all co-accused already released on bail; alleged armed robbery of Rs. 10,000/- from a shop on 24 May 2023 using sickle and sharp weapon; offences under Sections 385, 395, 504, 506 and 427 IPC and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act; Crime No. 326 of 2023, Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station, District Pune; trial pending as Sessions Case No. 564 of 2024 before Additional Sessions Judge, Pune; P.R. Bond Rs. 25,000/- with like sureties; conditions include monthly reporting to Investigating Officer till framing of charge and ban on entering Pune City till conclusion of trial; Bombay High Court, Shivkumar Dige, J.; decided 11 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on regular bail in Crime No. 326 of 2023 (Bharti Vidyapeeth Police Station, District Pune) on executing P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, subject to the conditions in clauses (ii)-(vii) of the order, including monthly reporting before the Investigating Officer till framing of charge and non-entry into the territorial jurisdiction of Pune City till conclusion of the trial of Sessions Case No. 564 of 2024.