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Petitioner Pradeep Hukumchand Chudiwal filed a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking a direction that the Police Complaint Authority (PCA) under Section 22P of the Maharashtra Police Act expedite the hearing of his complaint. The petitioner’s counsel requested leave to add an …
Ram Sonawane was arrested for a violent clash that occurred during a Ganpati festival in Patonda village, which resulted in the death of Vishnu Ratan Gavit. The FIR alleged that Sonawane struck the deceased with a wooden stick, leading to fatal head injuries, and he was charged under multiple …
The appellant Shubham Sambhaji Sawat was charged with murder and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Atrocities Act, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act following the disappearance and killing of a villager during a dispute over a promised statue. The appellant sought regular …
Monali, the wife of co-accused Rahul Barhate, was arrested for allegedly supplying a pistol that Rahul used to fire at an informant and a deceased person during a dispute with employees of Vijeta Company. She is charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Arms Act and …
Ashok Magan Marathe appealed against the denial of regular bail in a murder case linked to a dispute over election promises and alleged caste-based atrocities. The deceased was found dead on 1 July 2025, and the FIR was lodged on 3 July 2025 after a delay. The prosecution relied on CCTV footage, …
The applicant, Soma @ Tiger @ Sagar Dagdu Chaudhari, was charged with assault using sickles and swords that caused grievous injuries to Prabhakar Pandurang Chaudhari during an alleged revenge attack following an encroachment removal drive. The prosecution presented eyewitness statements, medical …
The applicants, Sumit Sunil Bhalerao and Sagar Anil Tayade, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with FIR No. 91/2026 alleging assault with weapons under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act. They argued that a counter‑report and CCTV …
The applicants, Sumit Sunil Bhalerao and Sagar Anil Tayade, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with FIR No. 91/2026 alleging assault under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act. They contended that the FIR was based on a dispute and …
The applicants, Alka Navnath Rathod and others, filed a criminal application seeking the quashment of FIR No.98/2025 registered on 13 March 2025 for alleged offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Police Act. The FIR was based on information from a Sub‑Inspector that the …
The appellant, Akshay Balkrushna Shete, was charged with several offences including abduction, murder and destruction of evidence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Maharashtra Police Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The prosecution alleged that …
The High Court considered two regular bail applications filed by Arbaz Mazher Khan, 20, and Shahrukh Sattar Sayyed, 25, who were charged with offences under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 4/25 of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act for an …
Abdul Nabi Hanif Patel, accused No.2 in a pre‑planned murder involving firearms, applied for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The FIR did not name him, but the prosecution later identified him from CCTV footage and statements, alleging his participation …
Mangal Girdhara Gujar applied for anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 0097/2026, alleging assault on an informant. The FIR charges him under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Police Act. The applicant contended that a prior counter‑report and CCTV …
The High Court considered two regular bail applications filed by Arbaz Mazher Khan and Shahrukh Sattar Sayyed, who were charged under Sections 109(1) and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Section 4/25 of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act for an assault that occurred …
Petitioner Subhash Ahsok Koli filed a criminal writ petition seeking the transfer of the investigation of Crime No. 127 of 2023, registered at Erandol Police Station, to the CBI or CID. The Court observed that a Sessions case (No. 184 of 2023) was already pending before the Sessions Judge, rendering …
The revision petitioners, five individuals present at the scene of a student’s death from electric shock, were later named in the chargesheet despite not being mentioned in the FIR. They sought discharge under Section 227 of the Cr.P.C., arguing lack of incriminating material and that they were …
The applicant, Sandip Pandurang Aadhatrao, was granted bail in a case involving serious offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA, with a condition that he not enter the districts of Pune and Solapur except to attend trial dates. After being elected as a Corporator of …
Sushant Waydande was preventively detained under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981 by the District Magistrate on 2 March 2026. He challenged the detention, arguing that the proposal was returned with five deficiencies, the order was passed after an unexplained …
The applicant, Ankush Tukaram Jadhav, filed a bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, in connection with Crime No. 484/2023 of Pandharpur Gramin Police Station, registered for offences under Sections 302, 307 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 4/25 of the Arms …
The applicant, Pradip Sambhaji More, was arrested in connection with an alleged assault involving a knife that resulted in injuries to the complainant. The prosecution alleged that the applicant, along with several co‑accused, attacked the complainant, while the defence highlighted discrepancies …
The applicant, Shivaji Ganpati Jadhav‑Alugade, filed an application for absolute bail in a case registered under Sections 3 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Sections 37(1)(3) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. After the hearing, the applicant's counsel, Mr. Shrikant Jadhav, sought leave to …
The appellant, Nilesh Vithoba Gadade, was charged under MCOCA and several other statutes for a violent incident that resulted in the death of a minor. The Special Judge, Sangli, extended the investigation period by 90 days based on a report filed by the investigating officer, which was merely signed …
The petitioners, four brothers, challenged two-year externment orders issued by the Divisional Commissioner, Pune and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Solapur, which barred them from Solapur and Dharashiv districts. They argued that the authorities did not apply their mind, failed to record …
The applicant, Sonu alias Onkar Bira Pukale, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and several other offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. He has been in custody since December 9, 2018, and the charge‑sheet has been filed but no …
The five applicants sought anticipatory bail in connection with a kidnapping and assault case (Crime No.193 of 2024) alleging offences under multiple IPC sections and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that the applicants kidnapped the complainant, tied him to a tree, assaulted him …
The petitioners Umesh Shivaji Mali and Shivaji Ganpati Mali filed writ petitions challenging an order dated 27‑10‑2025 issued by the State under Section 55 of the Maharashtra Police Act. They contended that the order was unlawful and sought to have the interim protection granted on 23‑12‑2025 …
The State of Maharashtra filed an application for leave to appeal against the acquittal of Rameshanna Sidramappa Patil by the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur. The State contended that the trial court erred in disregarding the confession of co‑accused Pradeep and that there was sufficient evidence …
The applicant, Rohan Pandit Mhalaskar, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act. The primary evidence was CCTV footage showing his presence at the scene but not any …
The applicant, Rohan Pandit Mhalaskar, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act. The primary evidence was CCTV footage showing his presence at the scene but not any …
The petitioners, who have been externed from Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban and Thane for one year, filed an appeal against the externment order and within that appeal sought an interim stay of the order on 7 July 2026. Under the Maharashtra Police Act, such interim applications must be decided within …
The applicant, Vinod Parasnath Singh, sought bail in a case registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly assaulting an informant and his companion at his dhaba, including beating, belt assault, stick assault, and dousing the victim with petrol. The prosecution …
The petitioner Arjun Vitthal Kudhekar filed a writ petition seeking the disposal of an Externment Appeal filed under Section 60 of the Maharashtra Police Act, challenging the legality of Externment Order No.11 of 2026 issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone‑I, Pimpri‑Chinchwad. The …
Vishal Parekar was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kalyan, for attempting to murder (IPC 307) and for offences under the Arms Act, receiving life imprisonment along with concurrent sentences for the arms charges. He appealed, arguing that the injury inflicted was non‑fatal, that he had …
The petitioner, a pregnant woman, challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra (Prevention of Dangerous Activities) Act, 1981, which labeled her a 'bootlegger' and ordered her detention in Kolhapur Central Prison. The court examined the factual basis of the order, noting that the only …
The applicant, Mohammed Zaid Khan, sought anticipatory bail in connection with Crime No. 255 of 2026, alleged to involve instigation of a mob attack and alleged removal of a DVR containing CCTV footage. The prosecution argued his presence was established by the FIR and CCTV, and that taking the DVR …
The accused were convicted for the murder of Kiran Nikam under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148 r/w 149 and 120B of the IPC, receiving life imprisonment and fines. On appeal, they challenged the reliability of eye‑witnesses, the delay in filing the FIR, the admissibility of defence CCTV and photographic …
The accused were convicted for the murder of Kiran Nikam under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148 r/w 149 and 120B of the IPC, receiving life imprisonment and fines. On appeal, they challenged the reliability of eye‑witnesses, the delay in filing the FIR, the admissibility of defence CCTV and photographic …
The accused were convicted for the murder of Kiran Nikam under Sections 302, 143, 147, 148 r/w 149 and 120B of the IPC, receiving life imprisonment and fines. On appeal, they challenged the reliability of eye‑witnesses, the delay in filing the FIR, the admissibility of defence CCTV and photographic …
The applicant, Shahrukh Yunus Khan, was arrested in connection with a serious criminal case (CR No. 252 of 2024) involving murder, attempt to murder, and other offences under the IPC, Motor Vehicles Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOC. The prosecution relied on two statements of a witness: an …
The petitioner, Shivprasad alias Manoj, challenged a detention order dated 08‑09‑2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police, Pune City under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA). The order relied on extensive grounds alleging the petitioner’s involvement in multiple …
The petitioners, Mathadi workers involved in a violent dispute over loading and unloading contracts, were charged under several IPC sections including 307 and 324. Both parties filed cross‑FIRs but later sought to settle the matter and filed consent affidavits requesting quashing of the FIRs under …
The petitioners, Mathadi workers involved in a violent dispute over loading and unloading contracts, were charged under several IPC sections including 307 and 324. Both parties filed cross‑FIRs but later sought to settle the matter and filed consent affidavits requesting quashing of the FIRs under …
Vinayak Ganesh Kapade appealed against the Special Court's refusal to grant bail in a murder and related offences case (Crime No.171 of 2023). The appellant, charged under multiple provisions of the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Maharashtra …
The appellant, Suryakant @ Pandit Dashrath Kamble, was convicted in a murder case (Crime No.171 of 2023) involving multiple offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and MCOC Act. He sought bail, which the Special Court had denied. The appellant …
The petitioners, a practising advocate, a tax consultant and his brother, were accused by a tribal lady in a criminal complaint (CR No.440 of 2022) and in turn filed a cross‑complaint (CR No.441 of 2022) against three other individuals alleging assault and robbery, arising from a rivalry over …
The petitioners, a practising advocate, a tax consultant and his brother, were accused by a tribal lady in a criminal complaint (CR No.440 of 2022) and in turn filed a cross‑complaint (CR No.441 of 2022) against three other individuals alleging assault and robbery, arising from a rivalry over …
The petitioner, Swati Sameer Naik, filed a complaint on 11 October 2025 and subsequently moved this High Court writ petition seeking the lodging of a criminal case. The petition was filed in light of a recent Supreme Court judgment in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra, which the Court …
The applicant, Amit Madhukar Bhogle, sought bail in a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court. The Court examined his extensive criminal record, which includes multiple cases involving serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, and violations of the Arms Act, many of which resulted in …
The applicant, Tausif @ Chuha Jameer Sayyed, sought bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita for offences including sections 310(4) and 223 of the same Act, sections 22(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act, provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, Arms Act and MCOC Act. He had been in …
The petitioner, Wasim Salim Patel, challenged a detention order issued under section 3(2) of the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, alleging that the detaining authority relied on stale past offences and failed to disclose material supporting its subjective satisfaction that …
The petitioner, Saddam Irfan Ansari, challenged a detention order dated 24 December 2025 issued by the Commissioner of Police, Pune, under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The order relied on the authority’s subjective satisfaction that the petitioner was a “dangerous …
Amol Pandurang Sawant challenged a detention order issued by the Thane Commissioner of Police under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981. The order relied on a preamble describing his past criminal conduct and on specific recent offences and in‑camera statements. The …
Vishal Bandu Raut challenged a detention order issued under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981, which relied on his alleged past criminal conduct and two in‑camera statements. The court examined whether the authority’s subjective satisfaction that the petitioner was a …
The petitioner, Atish Mohan Bhalsingh, filed a writ petition challenging a matter before the High Court of Bombay. The petitioner claimed that the court should entertain the petition despite having a statutory avenue to address his grievance. The Court examined whether the existence of a substantive …
The appellant challenged the Special Court's order granting regular bail to respondents Nos.2 and 3 under Section 14-A of the SC & ST Act. The respondents had not been arrested during investigation, and the charge‑sheet had already been filed when they applied for bail. The appellant argued that …
The appellant challenged a Special Court order granting regular bail to respondents Nos.2‑7 under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The respondents had not been arrested during investigation, and the charge‑sheet had already been filed. The appellant argued …
The High Court considered a bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, by Vivek Rajesh Kharade, accused (Accused No. 7) in a Special MCOCA case for allegedly brandishing and firing a pistol in a public place on 20 June 2024. The applicant argued that …
Petitioners Zaibunnisha Badshah Shaikh & Anr. sought relief from the High Court but the Court was not inclined to grant any. They requested permission to withdraw the writ petition and to approach the State Police Complaints Authority under Section 22P of the Maharashtra Police Act, subject to the …
The applicant, Vaishali Anil Tikam, sought anticipatory bail in a case (Crime No. 119 of 2026) alleging offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that on 19 May 2026 the applicant and co‑accused assaulted the first informant and …
Smt. Shraddha Kanhaiyya Padwal filed a writ petition challenging alleged misconduct by police officers. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Sagar G. Talekar, sought permission to withdraw the petition and instead pursue remedies under Sections 22Q and 22S of the Maharashtra Police Act. The …
The applicants, Avinash Kadam, Amit Vishwakarma and Sahil Kadam, sought bail in connection with CR No. 837 of 2024, which alleged offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. They invoked the principle of parity, relying on an …
The applicant, Darshan Gorakh Gaikwad, was charged under multiple sections of the IPC, the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act for an alleged assault with intent to kill on 25 June 2023. He had been in custody for over two and a half years while all co‑accused had …
The applicants filed four bail applications in the Bombay High Court seeking regular bail in Crime No. I-275/2025 registered at Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik City, for offences under various sections of the BNSS, the Arms Act, and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that on …
The applicants filed separate bail applications in the Bombay High Court seeking regular bail in Crime No. I-275/2025 registered at Sarkarwada Police Station, Nashik City, for offences under the BNSS, Arms Act, and Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that on 29/09/2025 the applicants and …
Kamalkishor Ramesh Bhat applied for regular bail in a murder case (IPC s.302) and offences under the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged he stabbed the deceased on 19 February 2024 and warned of possible absconding and witness tampering if released. The defence highlighted that the …
The applicant, Nilesh Ravindra Nagtilak, was charged with offences including attempt to murder, unlawful assembly, rioting, and violations of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act for allegedly assaulting a victim with a sword on 15 June 2024. He had been in custody for over 20 months with no …
The petitioner sought quashing of FIR No. 129 of 2018 and the related charge‑sheet alleging offences under Sections 294, 114 and 34 IPC and the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance Act, on the ground that he was only a "customer" present at a bar where obscene dance was alleged. The court …
The applicant, Darshan Uttam Dhonde, was charged in Crime No.233 of 2024 with offences including attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, and violations under the Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. The prosecution alleged that on 7 …
The applicant, Gurmeet Singh Labana, filed an anticipatory bail application fearing arrest in Crime No. 1002 of 2025 registered at Ulhasnagar Police Station for offences under Sections 109, 352, 115(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 37(2) & 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act. The …
The applicant, Aditya Sharma, was charged under Sections 109(1), 115(2), 118(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act for allegedly assaulting a complainant with a sharp weapon with intent to kill. He had been in custody for more than fourteen …
The applicant, Amit Machhindra Shete, was charged in Crime No. 332 of 2024 for offences including robbery, criminal intimidation, and violations under the Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act and MCOCA. The prosecution alleged that on 27 June 2024 the co‑accused attempted to rob a jewellery shop …
Hasim Faijuddin Shaikh applied for regular bail in a criminal case (C.R.No. 651 of 2023) involving alleged bank robbery and assault on police officers, charged under several IPC sections, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused attempted a robbery on 08 …
The applicant, Sagar Sudhakar Bagul, sought regular bail for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act and the Maharashtra Police Act arising from an alleged assault and attempted murder on 29 September 2025. The prosecution alleged that the applicant was present at the scene, shared …
The High Court considered three bail applications arising from a single robbery and assault case (Crime No. 302 of 2023) in Nashik, where the accused were alleged to have intercepted a vehicle, smashed its glass, robbed the occupant, and assaulted him with a sickle. The prosecution alleged the …
The applicant, Rajesh Shamlal Salunke, was charged with murder, conspiracy, and offences under the IPC, Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act and MCOCA, alleged to have facilitated a contract killing by communicating with co‑accused and providing the scooter used in the crime. The prosecution relied on …
The applicant, Aanand @ Snehjeet Namdev Panchamukh, was charged with murder, rioting and arms offences arising from a 2019 incident. He had been in custody for over six years while co‑accused of similar charges were released on bail. The prosecution argued motive, eyewitnesses and risk of tampering, …
The applicant sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in Crime No. 829 of 2025 for offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Maharashtra Police Act. The prosecution alleged that the applicant and co‑accused assaulted the first informant with a stick and knife, causing grievous …
The applicant, Rameshwar @ Monya Subhash More, was charged in Crime No.80 of 2024 for multiple offences including attempt to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and rioting, as well as violations under the Arms Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, Maharashtra Police Act and the Maharashtra Control …
Vinod Bhanudas Kshirsagar applied for regular bail in a case involving murder and several other offences under the IPC and the Maharashtra Police Act. The FIR, lodged by the deceased's wife, attributes only abusive conduct to the applicant, while a witness statement says he merely held the victim's …
