Bombay High Court

PAWAN MANIK MANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

Anticipatory bail is granted subject to the condition that the applicant shall appear before the investigating officer as and when required.

Summary

The applicant, Pawan Manik Mane, filed an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking protection from arrest in connection with offences under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Arms Act, 1959. He had earlier been granted protection from arrest in a separate bail application and had cooperated with the investigating officer. The State, through the investigating officer, agreed that custodial interrogation was unnecessary but insisted that the applicant continue to appear before the officer as required. The Court considered the cooperation shown by the applicant and the State’s request, and disposed of the anticipatory bail application by granting bail subject to the condition that the applicant appear before the investigating officer whenever required. The order thus grants anticipatory bail with a single condition and closes the application.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the applicant under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 in view of his cooperation with the investigation.
Whether imposing a condition that the applicant appear before the investigating officer as and when required is appropriate.

Legislation cited

Arms Act, 1959 — s. 25, 4
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 115(2), 118(1), 119(1), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 351(1), 351(2), 352

Subjects

anticipatory bail
Section 482
cooperation with investigation
condition to appear before investigating officer
criminal procedure
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Arms Act

Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 558 OF 2026

Pawan Manik Mane …...Applicant
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra & Anr. …...Respondents

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Mr. Piyush Toshnival (Through V.C.) a/w. Mr. Aarya V. Ambulkar & Mr.
Aaryan Sawant i/b. Mr. Ashish P. Pawar for Applicant.
Ms. S.N. Deshmukh, A.P.P. for Respondents-State.
Officer : PSI Mr. Keshav Randive, Pandharpur Taluka Police Station, present.
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Coram : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

Date : 24th September 2026.

PER COURT :

1. Heard Mr. Piyush Toshniwal, learned Advocate for the Applicant and

Ms. Deshmukh, learned A.P.P. for the Respondents-State.

2. By the present Application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya

Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (B.N.S.S.), the Applicant is seeking pre-

arrest bail apprehending arrest in connection with Crime No. 524 of 2026,

dated 16th July 2026, registered with Pandharpur Taluka Police Station,

District Solapur Rural, for the offences punishable under Sections 119(1),

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118(1), 351(1), 351(2), 352, 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 115(2) of the

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4, 25 of the Arms Act, 1959.

3. Mr. Piyush Toshniwal, learned Advocate for the Applicant, refers to the

order dated 10th August 2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions

Judge, Pandharpur, on Exhibit-4 in Criminal Bail Application No. 530 of

2026, by which the Applicant was granted protection from arrest. He submits

that during the pendency of Criminal Bail Application No. 530 of 2026, the

Applicant has appeared before the Investigating Officer and has cooperated

with the investigation in Crime No. 524 of 2026.

4. Ms. Deshmukh, learned A.P.P. for the Respondents-State, on instructions

from the Investigating Officer investigating in Crime No. 524 of 2026, states

that during the pendency of Criminal Bail Application No. 530 of 2026 before

the Sessions Court, the Applicant has appeared before the Investigating

Officer and has cooperated with the investigation. In view of the same, she,

on instructions from the Investigating Officer, states that custodial

interrogation of the Applicant in Crime No. 524 of 2026 is not required. She

however insist for a direction to the Applicant to appear before the

Investigating Officer as and when required.

5. Based on the statement made by Ms. Deshmukh, learned A.P.P. for the

Respondents-State, Mr. Piyush Toshniwal, learned Advocate for the Applicant,

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states that the present Application may be disposed of. Mr. Piyush

Toshniwal, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the

Applicant, submits that the Applicant shall appear before the Investigating

Officer as and when required.

6. In view of the above, Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of on the

following condition:

(a) The Applicant shall appear before the Investigating Officer

investigating Crime No. 524 of 2026, dated 16 th July 2026,

registered with Pandharpur Taluka Police Station, District

Solapur Rural, as and when required by the Investigating Officer.

7. The Anticipatory Bail Application No. 558 of 2026 is disposed of.

[ ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. ]

Digitally signed
by OMKAR
OMKAR SHIVAHAR
SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN
KUMBHAKARN Date:
2026.09.24
17:54:12 +0530

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