Bombay High Court

PRASHANT ANKUSH RUPNAVARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 1 June 2026
Disposal: Allowed
Bench: SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The court held that bail should be granted as detention is not required for investigation and the applicant’s family would suffer undue hardship.

Summary

The applicant, Prashant Ankush Rupnavar, was charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, for assault, attempted murder, and related offences arising from a land dispute on 21 April 2026. The prosecution alleged that the applicant and co‑accused attacked the informant, his wife, and mother, with the applicant attempting to stab the informant with a sickle. The applicant sought bail after his earlier application was rejected by the Sessions Court. The court noted that the alleged weapon had been seized, no injury was caused, and further detention was unnecessary for investigation; it also considered the applicant’s family dependence and prior bail in a separate case. Consequently, the court granted bail with a cash bond and several conditions, including regular reporting to the police and non‑interference with witnesses. The bail order was disposed of on these terms.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant should be granted bail despite the seriousness of the offences charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 118(1), 189(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 351(2), 351(3), 352, 74

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
assault
attempted murder
land dispute
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
family hardship
conditions of bail

Judgment

P.H. Jayani 24 BA2273.2026.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2273 OF 2026

Prashant Ankush Rupnavar …. Applicant
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra …. Respondent

Mr. Rahul S. Kate (through VC) for the Applicant.
Mr. Tanveer Khan, APP for the Respondent – State.
Mr. S.Y. Rajput, GPSI, Yavat Police Station, Pune Rural, present.

CORAM : SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
DATED : 01st JUNE, 2026
(VACATION COURT)

P.C. :-

1) Present Application seeking for release of the Applicant on bail
in connection with C.R.No.364/2026, registered with Yawat Police Station,
Pune Rural, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 74,
115(2), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 189(2), 190, 191(2) and 191(3) of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on the Report dated 23/04/2026 filed by Mr. Amol
Rupnavar-the first informant.

2) Heard Mr. Kate, learned Counsel for the Applicant and Mr.
Khan, learned APP for the Respondent – State. Perused the record.

3) The prosecution case is that on 21/04/2026, at about 06:30
p.m., at village Dapoli, while the informant, his mother and his wife were
working in their agricultural land, the Applicant and his co-accused
assaulted them by means of fist blows and kicks on account of the land
dispute. The co-accused Rahul outraged the modesty of the informant’s
wife and assaulted the informant by means of a stick. The Applicant
attempted to assault the informant by means of a sickle with an intent to

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cause his murder. Therefore, the informant filed the said report which led to
registration of the aforesaid crime. The Applicant was arrested on
23/04/2026. His Bail Application came to be rejected by the Sessions Court,
at Baramati. Hence, this Application.

4) The Applicant has not caused any injury to the informant by
means of the alleged Koyta. The said Koyta has been seized. Therefore
detention of the Applicant in jail is not necessary for the purpose of further
investigation. The learned APP submitted that, in the past, the Applicant
has committed an offence under Section 354 of the IPC, but, in that case, the
Applicant has been released on bail. The Applicant has been married. His
wife and two children are dependent upon him. The trial of the crime will
take its own time. The detention of the Applicant in jail will cause undue
hardship to his family. The Applicant is a permanent resident of the given
address.

5) In view thereof, the Applicant deserves to be released on bail.
Thus, I am inclined to allow the Application and pass following Order :-

(a) The Bail Application is allowed.

(b) The Applicant-Prashant Ankush Rupnavar shall be
released on bail in connection with C.R.No.364/2026 registered
with Yawat Police Station, Pune Rural for the offences
punishable under Sections 109, 118(1), 74, 115(2), 352, 351(2),
351(3), 189(2), 190, 191(2) and 191(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023, on his furnishing P.R. bond in the sum of
Rs.50,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

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a.m. to 02:00 p.m. till further orders.

(d) The Applicant shall attend before the trial Court on
each and every date, unless exempted by the trial Court, for
reasons to be recorded in writing.

(e) The Applicant shall not tamper with the
prosecution evidence and shall not directly or indirectly
influence the prosecution witnesses to prevent them from
deposing against him.

(f) Before his release from jail, the Applicant shall
provide to the police his contact number and the detailed
residential address where he would stay after release from jail.

(g) If the Applicant disobeyed any of the above
conditions, the bail granted herein shall stand cancelled without
further reference to this Court or the trial Court.

6) The Bail Application is disposed of in aforesaid terms.

(SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)
Digitally
signed by
PREETI
PREETI HEERO
HEERO JAYANI
JAYANI Date:
2026.06.02
15:36:38
+0530

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