Coram: R.N. Laddha, J.

Date: 8 August 2025 P.C.:

This is an application for pre-arrest bail filed by the applicant, who apprehends arrest in connection with CR No.847 of 2024, registered at Rabodi Police Station, Thane City, for offences punishable under Sections 109 , 191(3), 189(2), 351(3) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 , and Sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act, 1951 .

2. The prosecution alleges that on 16 October 2024, the applicant, along with the co-accused, formed an unlawful assembly and, with the intention to kill the informant, launched a vicious attack on the informant using a sword, wooden sticks and knives, resulting in a severed thumb and severe injuries on vital parts of the body.

3. Mr Vishal Khetre, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant, asserting the applicant’s innocence, contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the crime. He submits that the applicant has not been named in the FIR and no specific role has been attributed to him. There is nothing to be recovered or discovered from the applicant, as the alleged weapon used in the crime has been recovered from the co-accused. The investigation has concluded, a charge shee