Bombay High Court
UMESH ARUN SAHANEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The condition requiring weekly police‑station attendance is deleted, and the applicant need only attend when called by the investigating officer.
Summary
Umesh Arun Sahane filed an anticipatory bail application which was granted with condition No.7(b) requiring him to attend the police station every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. He later filed an interim application seeking relaxation of this condition, arguing that the investigation was complete, the chargesheet had been filed, and he had fully cooperated. The Court examined whether such a condition could remain after the investigation concluded. Finding no justification to retain the weekly attendance requirement, the Court deleted the condition, directing the applicant to appear only when called by the investigating officer. The interim application was therefore disposed, granting the requested relaxation.
Issues considered
- Whether the condition of weekly police‑station attendance imposed in an anticipatory bail order can be relaxed after the investigation is completed and the chargesheet is filed
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- bail conditions
- police attendance
- relaxation of bail conditions
- criminal procedure
Judgment
45-IA-3361-2026.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3361 OF 2026
IN
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2939 OF 2025
Umesh Arun Sahane …Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Ms. Pratiksha More i/b. Mr. Subhash Hulyalkar, for the Applicant.
Mr. P. P. Jadhav, APP, for the Respondent-State.
Mr. Shendage, API, attached to Samarth Police Station, Pune,
present.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED : 28th SEPTEMBER 2026
P. C.:
1. Heard Ms. Pratiksha More, learned Counsel appearing for
the Applicant and Mr. Jadhav, learned APP appearing for the
Respondent-State.
2. This Interim Application is filed seeking relaxation of the
condition No.7(b) imposed by the order dated 17th December 2025
passed by this Court in Anticipatory Bail Application No.2939 of
2025 by which, it has been directed that the Applicant shall attend
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the Police Station on every Sunday between 11:00 a.m. to 01:00
p.m. till the conclusion of the trial.
3. Ms. Pratiksha More, learned Counsel appearing for the
Applicant submits that the investigation has been completed and
the chargesheet has also been filed. She submits that the Applicant
has co-operated with the investigation.
4. Accordingly, the condition imposed that the Applicant shall
attend the Police Station on every Sunday between 11:00 a.m. to
01:00 p.m. till the conclusion of the trial is relaxed and stands
deleted. However, the Applicant shall attend the concerned Police
Station as and when called by the Investigating Officer.
5. The Interim Application is disposed of in above terms.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
Digitally
signed by
SONALI
SONALI MILIND
MILIND PATIL
PATIL Date:
2026.09.28
17:55:47
+0530
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