32.BA.3640.2026.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.3640 OF 2026 Chaitali Nakul Bhoir .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Mr. Harsh Kashyap, Advocate for Applicant.  Ms. Gauri S. Rao, APP for Respondent.  PSI – Sanjay Baravkar, Chinchwad Police Station. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Kashyap, learned Advocate for Applicant and Ms. Rao, 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.399 of 2025 registered with Chinchwad Police Station for offences punishable under Section 103 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Applicant is a woman who has been indicted and accused of committing murder of her husband. The date of the incident is 24.10.2025 and she has been arrested on the same day. The record which is placed before me prima facie shows that after the incident the Applicant herself called up the Police Helpline No.112 and registered the incident with the First Informant who is a police 1 of 4 32.BA.3640.2026.doc constable. Immediately within no time, the Police Investigation Team reached the incident spot and found that the Applicant was sitting beside the body of her husband and was crying. It is so stated in the First Information Report which has been filed by the First Informant. 4. Prima facie, the Applicant appeared to be remorseful. Reasons for the same undoubtedly, form the fulcrum of the prosecution case at trial. The Applicant is having two minor children, 6 years of age and 3 years of age who are at presently being provided care by their paternal grandmother. Both the children of the Applicant are studying in playgroup and nursery i.e. pre-school. There is no other woman in the family to provide care and support for these two minor children of the Applicant. 5. The fact that the Applicant herself called up Police itself enures to the benefit of the Applicant since the Applicant could have otherwise fled away from the incident spot. She did not choose to do so. Reasons for the act in question will be proved at trial. 6. Prima facie, after hearing the submissions made by Mr. Kashyap, the theory and possibility of the contours of culpable homicide not amounting to murder may also not be ruled out, considering the fact that the prosecution has roped in one more accused who has however been enlarged on bail. There is no material placed on record to either show that there was any conspiracy or 2 of 4 32.BA.3640.2026.doc premeditation for committing the crime in question. 7. In that view of the matter in view of the aforesaid reasons, I am inclined to consider the Applicant's case for grant of bail. 8. Considering the aforesaid, Applicant is released on bail subject to following conditions:- (i) Applicant - Chaitali Nakul Bhoir is directed to be immediately released from prison in connection with Crime No. 399 of 2025; (ii) Applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen Thousand only) with one or two surety / sureties of the like amount; (iii) Applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer at Chinchwad 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 she does so it will entitle the prosecution to apply for revocation of this order; (v) Applicant shall not leave the State of Maharashtra 3 of 4 32.BA.3640.2026.doc 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 her 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. 9. 9. 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. 10. 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 10:41:03 +0530