Bombay High Court

Sandip Pandurang AadhatraoversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: VRUSHALI V JOSHI

Holding

The Court relaxed the bail condition restricting the applicant's entry into Pune and Solapur districts.

Summary

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 Pandharpur, the applicant sought relaxation of this restriction to enable him to perform his elected duties in Solapur. The respondent opposed the relaxation, arguing the condition should remain. The Court examined whether the bail condition was still necessary in view of the applicant's new public office and found no material justification for restraining him from Solapur, deeming the mention of Pune inadvertent. Consequently, the Court relaxed Condition C of the bail order and disposed of the interim application.

Issues considered

Whether the bail condition prohibiting the applicant from entering Pune and Solapur districts can be relaxed in view of his election as a Corporator.

Legislation cited

Arms Act, 1959 — s. 25, 27, 3, 4, 5
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — s. 120-B, 143, 147, 148, 149, 201, 302, 303
Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 — s. 3(1)(i), 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4)
Maharashtra Police Act — s. 135

Subjects

bail
bail conditions
election
corporator
restriction
criminal procedure
MCOCA
Arms Act
Indian Penal Code

Judgment

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                      VRJ
                               IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO.32 OF 2026
                                                    IN
                                     BAIL APPLICATION NO.4399 OF 2024

                      Sandip Pandurang Aadhatrao                    … Applicant
VAIBHAV
RAMESH
JADHAV
                                 V/s.
Digitally signed by
VAIBHAV RAMESH
JADHAV
                      The State of Maharashtra                      … Respondent
Date: 2026.02.13
11:16:38 +0530




                      Mr.    Irshad Malik i/by Mr. Sajid Mahat for the
                      applicant.
                      Mr. Nitin B. Patil, APP for the State.
                      Vibhavari Relekar, API, Pandharpur Taluka Police
                      Station is present.



                                                CORAM : MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.

                                                DATED        : FEBRUARY 12, 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.      The applicant has filed the present interim application
                      seeking relaxation of bail conditions in connection with C.R. No.
                      244 of 2018 registered with Pandharpur City Police Station,
                      Solapur, for offences punishable under Sections 302, 303, 120-B,
                      201, 143, 147, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 3,
                      4, 5, 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, Section 135 of the
                      Maharashtra Police Act, and Sections 3(1)(i), 3(1)(ii), 3(2) and 3(4) of
                      the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999.




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2.    While granting bail, vide order dated 13th June 2025, this
Court imposed, inter alia, a condition that:

      "C] The applicant shall not enter into the limits of Districts
      - Pune and Solapur except to attend the dates before the
      trial Court till conclusion of the trial".
3.    Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the
applicant had contested the election for the post of Corporator and
was elected. During the election period, the said condition was
relaxed for a period of 40 days. Now that the applicant has been
elected, it is necessary for him to enter District Solapur. He further
submitted that the mention of District Pune in the bail conditions
is inadvertent, as there is no material on record requiring the
applicant to be restrained from entering Pune.

4.    Learned APP vehemently opposed the application and prayed
for its rejection.

5.    As the applicant has been elected and is now a Corporator of
Pandharpur, Condition No. ‘C’ of the operative part of order dated
13th June 2025, restraining him from entering Districts Solapur
and Pune, is relaxed.

6.    The interim application stands disposed of.



                                 (MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.)




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