Bombay High Court

RAJESH @ PANDIT KAMAL AGARWALversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SHIVKUMAR DIGE

Holding

The bail conditions (f) and (g) imposed on the applicant are relaxed.

Summary

The applicant, Rajesh @ Pandit Kamal Agarwal, filed an interim application seeking modification of two bail conditions imposed by the High Court on 21 August 2025. Condition (f) required the applicant to report to the investigating officer in Pune on the first and last Saturday of each month, and condition (g) barred the applicant from entering Pune district except for court hearings and reporting. The applicant argued that these restrictions were onerous and sought their relaxation. Both parties presented arguments before the bench. Justice Shivkumar Dige allowed the application, relaxing both conditions (f) and (g), and disposed of the interim application.

Issues considered

Whether the bail conditions restricting monthly reporting and travel to Pune district can be relaxed.

Subjects

bail
modification of bail conditions
MCOCA
travel restriction
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
              CRIMINAL INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 357 OF 2026
                                   IN
                    BAIL APPLICATION NO.2593 OF 2025

                      Rajesh @ Pandit Kamal Agarwal
                                  Versus
                         The State of Maharashtra
_________________________________________________________________
Mr. Vishal V. Rankhambe aw Ms. Aparna V. Rankhambe a/w Mr.
Chaithnya M. Bagul and Mr. Afsor Ansari, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. S. S. Pednekar, APP for Respondent-State.
Mr. Ajay Misal (PSI), (Deccan Police Station).
_________________________________________________________________

                                    CORAM       :   SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                    DATE        :   4th MARCH, 2026.
P.C. :

1.            Heard learned counsel for applicant and learned APP for

Respondent-State.

2.            By this application, the applicant is seeking modification/

relaxation of condition Nos.(f) and (g) imposed by order dated

21st August 2025 passed by this Court (Coram :Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.) in

aforesaid bail application. By condition (f), the applicant was directed to

attend report/attend before the Investigating Officer, Deccan Police

Station, District-Pune, on first and last Saturday of every month from 10.00

am to 1.00 pm till further orders from the Trial Court in Special MCOCA

Case No. 39 of 2018 and by condition (g), the applicant was directed not

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to enter the territorial jurisdiction of District-Pune, till conclusion of the

trial of Special MCOCA Case No.39 of 2018, except for attending the

hearing of the said case and for the purpose of reporting before the

Investigating Officer, Deccan Police Station, District-Pune on the dates

fixed.

3.            Considering the submission of both learned counsel and

reasons mentioned in the application, I pass following order :

                                  ORDER

                (i)    The application is allowed.

                (ii)   The conditions (f) and (g) imposed on the applicant

                       by order dated 21st August 2025 are hereby relaxed.

                       Interim Application stands disposed of in above

                       terms.



                                                     (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)




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