Somnath Janardan Bhosale v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Suspension of sentence and bail pending appeal in a murder/assault case (alleged scythe assault on the deceased; eyewitness is the deceased's wife; dispute over accounts of Ughada Maruti Mitra Mandal); parity with co-accused Nos.1, 2 and 4 enlarged on bail on suspended sentence; 11 years 8 months 4 days actual imprisonment undergone; priority to old appeals of accused in custody; bail conditions - quarterly first-Monday reporting at Sahkarnagar Police Station from June 2026, disclosure of contact details and residential address, exclusion from Sahkarnagar, Dhankawadi, Bibwewadi and Parvati police-station jurisdictions, presence at final hearing; P.R. Bond Rs.25,000/- with one or two solvent sureties; Sessions Case No.397/2013; C.R. No.359/2012; Sahkarnagar Police Station; Addl. Sessions Judge, Pune; sentence dated 13.09.2017; Criminal Appeal No.900/2017; Interim Application No.1466/2024; appellants Somnath Janardan Bhosale, Avinash Mahadeo Ghodake, Nilesh Arjun Tawre, Dilip Laxman Kamble; respondent State of Maharashtra; counsel Sachin Pawar, Shailesh Chavan, S.P. Sahane; APP S.V. Gavand.