104-BA-3482-2025 (CR).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3482 OF 2025 Aniket Krishnat Tate ...Applicant Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent Ms. Ankita Chindage a/w Nagesh Chavan Advocate for the Applicant Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP for the Respondent-State. CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 4th NOVEMBER, 2025. P.C. 1. By this application, applicant is seeking regular bail in Crime No.538 of 2025 registered with Karvir Police Station, Kolhapur Dist- Kolhapur for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) 310(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023. 2. It is the prosecution’s case that on 4th August 2025 around 7.15 p.m. when the first informant was proceeding on his bike, at that time, the applicant and co-accused waylaid the first informant’s bike and robbed him. 3. It is contention of learned counsel for applicant that two co- accused against whom similar allegations are levelled have been released on bail. Hence, the applicant is entitled for bail on principle Iresh IRESH MASHAL Digitally signed by IRESH MASHAL Date: 2025.11.07 10:06:17 +0530 104-BA-3482-2025 (CR).DOC of parity. Hence, requested to allow the application. 4. It is the contention of learned APP that Rs. 10,000/- robbed from the first informant is recovered at the instance of present applicant. Hence, the applicant is not entitled for bail on principle of parity. If applicant is released on bail, he may threaten prosecution witnesses and requested to reject the application. 5. I have heard both learned counsels, perused F.I.R. and documents produced on record. The co-accused against whom similar allegations are levelled have been released on bail. Hence, the applicant is entitled for bail on principle of parity. 6. In view of above, I pass following order: ORDER (i) The application is allowed. (ii) The applicant be enlarged on bail in Crime No.538 of 2025 registered with Karvir Police Station, Kolhapur Dist-Kolhapur on executing P.R.Bond in the sum of Rs.20,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. (iii) The applicant shall attend the Court dates regularly. Iresh 104-BA-3482-2025 (CR).DOC (iv) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or attempt to influence or contact the complainant, witnesses or any person concerned with the case. 7. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms and is accordingly disposed off. 8. It is made clear that the above observations are made only for the purpose of granting bail and the Trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits in accordance with law and uninfluenced by the observations made in this order. 9. All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.) Iresh