2025:BHC-AS:54692 CHITRA D b S y A ig N C it J H a A l I l Y T y R s A igned

SANJAY SONAWANE

SONAWANEDate:

2025.12.12

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Criminal Bail Application No.3820 of 2025

Ajit Tulshiram Bhandari

Aged 45 years, Occ:- Advocate

Residing at House No. 176, Boradpada

Road, Mulgaon Village, Ambernath

District, Thane-421503

(At Present Taloja Central Prison) … Applicant

versus

The State of Maharashtra

Through Public Prosecutor, High Court

Mumbai. … Respondent

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Mr Niranjan Mundargi, a/w Ms Keral Mehta i/b Mr Namdeo

Gore, for the applicant.

Mr S V Walve, APP, for the respondent/ State.

HC/2144 VV Shinde (Khandeshwar Police Station), a/w HC/1783 SD Mumbaikar, Nhava Sheva Police Station, Navi

Mumbai, is present.

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Coram: R.N. Laddha, J. Date: 11 December 2025.

P.C.:

By this application, the applicant (accused No.8) seeks bail

in connection with CR No.146 of 2024, registered at Nhava Sheva Police Station, Navi Mumbai, Raigad, for offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474 and

120B of the Indian Penal Code.

2. It is the case of the prosecution that the various pieces and parcels of land bearing Survey Nos.1/17, 2/19, 1/20, 3/1, 20/8,