Bombay High Court
ADITYA RAVI BHUJBALversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
Bail is granted to the applicant subject to conditions.
Summary
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed by 22‑year‑old Aditya Ravi Bhujbal, the principal accused in a violent incident involving a scythe that resulted in the victim’s death. The charges include IPC sections 307, 504, 506, 34 (later upgraded to 302), sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act, and sections 37(1) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The applicant argued that there was no clear motive, he had no prior criminal antecedents, and the co‑accused had already been released on bail. The court examined the prima facie facts, noted the absence of a recorded motive, and gave weight to the applicant’s young age and personal circumstances. It granted bail subject to a personal bond of Rs 25,000, a surety, and detailed reporting and non‑interference conditions, expressly limiting its observations to bail and not the merits of the case.
Issues considered
- Whether bail can be granted to the principal accused under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 despite the seriousness of the offences.
- Whether the applicant’s young age, lack of antecedents, and the bail of co‑accused justify granting bail.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act, 1959 — s. 25, 4
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 483
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 302, 307, 34, 504, 506
- Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 — s. 135, 37(1)
Subjects
- bail
- Section 483 BNSS 2023
- IPC
- attempted murder
- young offender
- court conditions
- criminal procedure
Judgment
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HARSHADA H. SAWANT
(P.A.)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
BAIL APPLICATION NO.17 OF 2026
Aditya Ravi Bhujbal .. Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent
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Ms. Shubhangi Parulekar, Advocate for Applicant through Video
Conferencing.
Ms. Sangeeta E. Phad, APP for Respondent.
API – Swapnil Patil, Faraskhana Police Station, Pune City.
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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.
DATE : AUGUST 24, 2026
P.C.:
1. Heard Ms. Parulekar, learned Advocate for Applicant
through Video Conferencing and Ms. Phad, learned APP for
Respondent.
2. This is an Application under Section 483 of Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking Bail in connection with C.R.
No.1 of 2023 registered with Faraskhana Police Station, Pune City for
offences punishable under Sections 307, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian
Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘IPC’); Section 4 and 25 of the Arms Act,
1959; Section 37(1) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
3. Applicant is young offender of 22 years of age at the time of
incident which occurred 3 years and 8 months ago. Ms. Parulekar
would submit that there are total five Accused in the crime out of
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which Accused Nos.2 to 5 have been enlarged on bail. Applicant is
arraigned as principal Accused of having assaulted the victim with
scythe (dks;rk).
4. Prima facie, after going through the statements which are
recorded by the prosecution, the precise reason as to why the motive is
escribed is not clear. The incident is such that Applicant came to the
Society gate where the victim alongwith his friend whose statement
has been recorded was sitting and threatened the victim by banging
the scythe (dks;rk) on the metal gate of the Society. There was
substantial abuse between the Applicant as well victim from both the
sides. This enraged the situation and when the Applicant opened the
gate of the Society and entered inside the victim was left alone by all
his other friends who ran away from the spot. In the subsequent
skirmish which has occurred, the Applicant injured the victim with the
scythe (dks;rk) by inflicting three blows, one on head, one on his neck
and one on his shoulder. Initially, complaint was lodged under Section
307 of the IPC but subsequently the victim succumbed to his injuries
while undertaking treatment, Section 302 of the IPC came to be
applied.
5. Prima facie, since no specific motive of crime has been
lodged and placed before me and also Ms. Parulekar argued that there
are no antecedents, the young age of Applicant being offender comes
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to the fore to enable me to consider the present Application.
6. Considering the aforesaid, Applicant has made out case for
grant of bail subject to following conditions:-
(i) Applicant is directed to be immediately released from
prison in connection with Crime No. 1 of 2023;
(ii) Applicant is directed to be released on bail on
furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five
Thousand only) with one surety of the like amount;
(iii) Applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer at the
concerned Police Station, once every month on the first
Monday of the month between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.;
(iv) Applicant shall co-operate with the conduct of trial and
attend the Trial Court on all dates, unless specifically
exempted and will not take any unnecessary
adjournments, if he does so it will entitle the
prosecution to apply for revocation of this order;
(v) Applicant shall not leave the State of Maharashtra
without prior permission of the Trial Court;
(vi) Applicant shall not influence with any of the witnesses
or tamper with the evidence in any manner;
(vii) Applicant shall keep the Investigating Officer informed
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of his current address and mobile contact number and /
or change of residence or mobile details, if any, from
time to time, as applicable; and
(viii)Any infraction of the conditions shall entail cancellation
of bail granted to the Applicant.
7. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are
limited for the purpose of granting Bail only and I have not made any
observations on merits of the case. The trial shall be adjudicated on
the strength of the evidence led and strictly on its own merits being
uninfluenced with any of the prima facie observations made
hereinabove in this order.
8. Bail Application is allowed and disposed of in the above
terms.
H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]
Digitally signed
by HARSHADA
HARSHADA HANUMANT
HANUMANT SAWANT
SAWANT Date:
2026.08.24
16:36:22 +0530
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