26-ABA-2532-2023.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2532 OF 2023 Sidhesh Sanjay Patil ...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent _______________________________________________________________ Ms. Abhilasha Pawar (through VC) i/b Amit Icham, Advocate fo the Applicant. Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, APP for the Respondent – State. GPSI Khanderao Koli, Karvir Police Station, is present. _______________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 28th September, 2026. P.C. : 1. Heard Ms. Abhilasha Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, learned APP for the Respondent – State. 2. On 07.09.2023, the following order was passed :- 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned APP for the State. 2. This application is preferred seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No. 501 of 2023 registered at Karveer police station for the offences punishable under sections 326, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 of Indian penal Code, 1860. 3. The first informant is the neighbour of the applicant. On 12th April, 2023 the applicant allegedly came to the house of the first informant and raked up a quarrel over the alleged defamation of the applicant's mother by the husband of the first informant. The applicant was allegedly armed with iron rod and assaulted the husband of the first informant by means of iron Arjun 1 26-ABA-2532-2023.doc rod on his left leg. The first informant's husband suffered fracture. 4. The learned counsel for the applicant submitted that in respect of the alleged incident, initially a report was lodged on 8th May, 2023 wherein the allegations of assault by means of iron rod were not made and resultantly only N.C. No. 526 of 2023 was registered. The first information report came to be lodged after more than three months of the alleged occurrence. 5. Learned APP seeks time to take instructions as the investigating officer is not present. 6. From the perusal of the material on record prima facie it appears that the first informant had not reported the incident of alleged assault by means of iron rod and, instead, in the hospital history of accident was narrated. 7. In view of the above, a prima facie case for grant of interim protection is made out. Hence, the following order. ORDER 1] In the event of arrest in C.R. No. 501 of 2023 registered at Karveer police station, the applicant Sidhesh Sanjay Patil be released on bail on furnishing a P.R.. bond in the sum of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount. 2] The applicant shall cooperate with the investigation and attend Karveer police station, on every alternate Sunday in between 10 am to 12 noon till the next date. 3] The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and give threat or inducement to first informant, any of the prosecution witnesses or the persons acquainted with the facts of the case. Stand over to 12th October, 2023. 3. Ms. Abhilasha Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, states that the Applicant has appeared before the Investigating Officer, Karvir Police Station and has co-operated with the investigation in Crime No. 501 of 2023. She submits that the investigation in Crime No. 501 of 2023 is complete and chargesheet has been filed. Arjun 2 26-ABA-2532-2023.doc 4. Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, learned APP, on instructions from the concerned Officer, Karvir Police Station, submits that the investigation in Crime No. 501 of 2023 is complete and chargesheet has been filed. He submits that Crime No. 501 of 2023 is now registered as R.C.C. No. 402 of 2025 and is pending before the Additional CJM, Kolhapur. 5. Ms. Abhilasha Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, states that the Applicant is regularly appearing and facing trial in R.C.C. No. 402 of 2025. 6. In view of the statements made by Ms. Abhilasha Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, learned APP for the Respondent – State, the Applicant being on interim bail since 07.09.2023 and there being no allegations of any breach of the conditions of the order dated 07.09.2023, this Application is allowed by confirming the order dated 07.09.2023 and making the condition nos. (1), (2) and (3) of the paragraph no. 7, absolute. 7. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 2532 of 2023 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 3 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.09.30 11:10:13 +0530