41.BA.2143.2026.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.2143 OF 2026 Pratik Prabhakar Deshmukh .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Mr. Aadesh Konde-Deshmukh, Advocate for Applicant.  Mr. Yogesh M. Nakhwa, APP for Respondent. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Konde-Deshmukh, learned Advocate for Applicant and Mr. Nakhwa, learned APP for Respondent. 2. This is an Application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.136 of 2025 registered with Lonavala Gramin Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 109, 118(1), 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), 352, 189(2), 190, 191(3), 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Incident in the present case is on the account of a road rage incident which occurred on the spur of the moment when vehicles of both the groups parked along side each other and while maneuvering from the parking lot, there was friction which led to a verbal altercation leading to assault in question. 1 of 4 41.BA.2143.2026.doc 4. 4 out of 7 Accused persons are already enlarged on bail. Principal assailant is Accused No.7. Present Application before me is Accused No.3 in the First Information Report and Accused No.2 in the C.R.. Admittedly incident occurred in public place in the parking lot outside Yewale resort which ultimately led to the unfortunate fatal assault. 5. The copies of bail orders of other four accused persons are appended to the Application. The role of the present Applicant is similar to that of other co-accused persons who have been enlarged on bail. 6. Hence, on the ground of parity as also long incarceration for past more than one and half year, Mr. Konde-Deshmukh has persuaded the Court to consider the Application on parity. Applicant has no antecedents either. Hence, I am inclined to consider the case of Applicant. 7. Considering the aforesaid, Applicant is released on bail subject to following conditions:- (i) Applicant - Pratik Prabhakar Deshmukh is directed to be immediately released from prison in connection with Crime No. 136 of 2025; 2 of 4 41.BA.2143.2026.doc (ii) Applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand only) with one or two surety / sureties of the like amount; (iii) Applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer at Lonavala Gramin Police Station, once every month on the first Monday of the month between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; (iv) Applicant shall co-operate with the conduct of trial and attend the Trial Court on all dates, unless specifically exempted and will not take any unnecessary adjournments, if he does so it will entitle the prosecution to apply for revocation of this order; (v) Applicant shall not leave the State of Maharashtra without prior permission of the Trial Court; (vi) Applicant shall not influence any of the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner; (vii) Applicant shall keep the Investigating Officer informed of his current address and mobile contact number and / or change of residence or mobile details, if any, from time to time, as applicable; and (viii)Any infraction of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail granted to the Applicant. 3 of 4 41.BA.2143.2026.doc 8. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are limited for the purpose of granting Bail only and I have not made any observations on merits of the case. The trial shall be adjudicated on the strength of the evidence led and strictly on its own merits being uninfluenced with any of the prima facie observations made hereinabove in this order. 9. Bail Application is allowed and disposed of in the above terms. H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] 4 of 4 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Digitally signed by HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2026.09.30 14:49:03 +0530