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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2618 of 2021

Dattatray Yashwant Sawant & Anr

.. Applicants

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

.. Respondent

WITH

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2466 of 2021

Mahendrakumar Hanmantrao Chavan

.. Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

.. Respondent

WITH

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2624 of 2021

Satish Sambhaji Bhosale

..Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

..Respondent

Mr. Sachin Deokar for the applicant in ABA/2618/2021.

Mr. Raja Thakare, Sr. Adv. i/b Adv. Siddharth Jagushte for applicant

in ABA/2466/2021.

Mr. Nitin V. Pradhan i/b. Ms. Shubhada Khot for the applicant in

ABA/2624/2021.

Ms Pallavi N. Dabholkar, APP for the respondent-state

Mr. Ganesh Kindre, SDPO, Koregaon present in the Court.

CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.

DATED :

19^th September, 2022

P.C.:

1.

Heard.

2.

The applicants in ABA/2618/2021 are seeking pre-arrest bail

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in crime no. 238 of 2020 registered with Mhaswad police station

for the o昀昀ence punishable under sections 302, 143, 147, 148, 149,

& 427 of IPC.

3.

The prosecution case against the applicants is deceased-

Lahuraj was caught red handed by the villagers while stealing

cattle at around 2.30 AM. As a sequel, the mob of about 50 to 60

people assaulted him resulting into his death.

4.

The applicants are already charge-sheeted.

5.

The similarly placed other accused persons are already

ordered to be released either on regular bail or on pre-arrest bail.

This Court, in the aforesaid background particularly having regard

to the issue to identity of the accused persons and their role in the

commission of crime has granted ad-interim protection.

6.

Learned APP on instructions from the Investigating O昀케cer

who is present in the Court informs that the applicants pursuant to

ad-interim protection has attended the investigating o昀케cer and

co-operated in the investigation.

7.

It is further claimed that the investigation against the

applicants is complete and if this Court permits, the charge-sheet

can be 昀椀led as the applicants' custodial interrogation is no more

required.

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8.

In the backdrop of aforesaid statement made by the learned

APP on instructions, the present applications are disposed of.

9.

The ad-interim protection ordered by this Court stands

con昀椀rmed.

10.

The applicants shall attend the Investigating O昀케cer as and

when directed.

11.

The applicants shall neither tamper with evidence

nor in昀氀uence the witnesses in any way.

(NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.)

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ANANT

KRISHNA

NAIK

Digitally signed

by ANANT

KRISHNA NAIK

Date: 2022.09.21

11:59:47 +0530