IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.3449 OF 2025 Anjali Arvind Karle …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.3442 OF 2025 Dilip Porushotam Gupchup …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.3448 OF 2025 Nalini Bhalchandra Gupchup & Ors. …Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent WITH ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.3450 OF 2025 Vidya Shankar Bade-Sangle …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. …Respondents Mr. Nitin P. Deshpande a/w. Mr. Mayur Nikam, Ms. Anjali S. Shinde and Mr. Santosh P. Kurade, for the Applicant in ABA/3449/2025, ABA/3442/2025 and ABA/3448/2025.

Mr. Rajendra Anbhule a/w. Ms. Gayatri Kale, for the Applicant in ABA/3450/2025.

Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil a/w. Mr. Shantanu Kolhe and Mr. Harsh Rahtod, for the Intervenor in ABA/3449/2025, ABA/3442/2025 and ABA/3448/2025 and for the Respondent No.2 in ABA/3450/2025.

Ms. S. M. Yadav, APP, for the Respondent-State in ABA/3449/2025, ABA/3442/2025 and ABA/3448/2025.

Ms. S. K. Gajre, APP, for the Respondent-State in ABA/3450/2025.

Mr. Mahanvar, API, attached to Dapodi Police Station, Pune, present.

CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

DATED : 24^th DECEMBER 2025 PC:-

1. Heard Mr. Deshpande, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3449 of 2025, Anticipatory Bail Application No.3442 of 2025 and Anticipatory Bail Application No.3448 of 2025 and Mr. Anbhule, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3450 of 2025, Mr. Nitin Gaware Patil, learned Counsel appearing for the First Informant/Intervenor and Ms. Yadav, learned APP and Ms. Gajre, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State.

2. The Interim Application filed by the First Informant/Intervenor is allowed and disposed of as such.

3. These Anticipatory Bail Applications are filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking pre- arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.308 of 2025 registered with Dapodi Police Station, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 198, 199, 316(5), 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

4. The Applicant in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3449 of 2025 is accused No.2, the Applicant in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3442 of 2025 is accused No.1, the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3448 of 2025 are accused Nos.16 to 19 and 21 to 23 and the Applicant in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3450 of 2025 is accused No.26.

5. As per the prosecution case, the heirs of the original owner- Heramb Pandharinath Gupchup i.e. accused Nos.1 to 23 sold the Survey No.20 totally admeasuring 6 hector and 32 R to accused Nos.24 and 25. It is the prosecution case that the land in question is in possession of Animal Husbandry Department of the State of Maharashtra and that there is specific entry to the effect that the land could not be sold without the permission of the Government of Maharashtra and inspite of the same, the said land has been sold.

6. This Court has passed the order dated 11^th December 2025 in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3413 of 2025 and Anticipatory Bail Application No.3419 of 2025, which are filed by the accused Nos.3, 4, 6 to 14 and accused Nos.24 and 25 respectively.

7. Mr. Deshpande, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3449 of 2025, Anticipatory Bail Application No.3442 of 2025 and Anticipatory Bail Application No.3448 of 2025 and Mr. Anubhavane, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3450 of 2025 have made similar submissions as made by the learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants in Anticipatory Bail Application No.3413 of 2025 and Anticipatory Bail Application No.3419 of 2025. The said submissions as recorded in the said order dated 11^th December 2025 are reproduced herein b