Bombay High Court

SUNIL BIRARAM BISHNOIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: Partly Allowed
Bench: NEELA KEDAR GOKHALE

Holding

The court held that the bail condition could be modified as sought and that an additional cash bail of Rs.50,000 for four weeks may be imposed.

Summary

The applicant, Sunil Biraram Bishnoi, filed an interim application seeking modification of a bail condition imposed on 29 January 2026, which required a personal bond of Rs.50,000 with one or two local sureties. The court, after hearing counsel for both parties, agreed to modify the wording of the condition while retaining the same financial requirement. Additionally, the court imposed a new condition that the applicant must furnish cash bail of the same amount for a period of four weeks. The application was therefore partly allowed, and the modified bail conditions were ordered. The interim application was subsequently disposed of.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate modification, if any, to the bail condition originally ordered?
Whether the court may impose an additional cash bail requirement for a specified period?

Subjects

bail
modification of bail condition
cash bail
interim application
criminal appellate jurisdiction

Judgment

                                                    911-IA-547-2026.DOC




Ajit Pathrikar



         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
          INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 547 OF 2026
                            IN
             BAIL APPLICATION NO. 285 OF 2026
Sunil Biraram Bishnoi                     ...Applicant
      Versus
State Of Maharashtra                      ...Respondent

Ms. Mallika Sharma i/b Ayaz Khan, Zehra Charania, for the
     Applicant.
Mr. Mayur Sonavane, APP for the State-Respondent.


                          CORAM            DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.
                          DATED:           17th FEBRUARY 2026
PC:-

1.          This is an Application seeking modification of condition

(i) of the order dated 29th January 2026 passed by this Court.

The said condition reads thus:


            “The Applicant be enlarged on bail, on executing PR
            Bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/ with one or two local
            sureties in the like amount”


2.        Heard Ms. Mallika Sharma, learned counsel for the

Applicant and Mr. Mayur Sonavane, learned APP.



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3.    For the reasons mentioned in the Application and

considering the averments made by the counsel, the said

condition is modified and the modified condition is read as

under:

         “ The Applicant be enlarged on bail, on executing PR
         Bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one or two
         sureties in the like amount.”

4.    In view of the above, another condition is imposed on

the Applicant:

         “The Applicant shall furnish cash bail in the like
         amount for a period of four weeks.”


5.    The Interim Application is partly allowed and disposed

of accordingly.




                                                 (Dr. Neela Gokhale, J)




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