917-ABA-2760-2026.DOC Akash Tayde IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2760 OF 2026 Aditya Rajendra Tayade …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent Mr. Abhinav Tayade a/w Chinmay Patil and S. Siddique, for the Applicant. Mr. S. S. Ghag, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Goraksh Kharad, API, Lohegaon Police Station, Pune, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED : 07th OCTOBER 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Tayade, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Mr. Ghag, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State. 2. By the present Application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”), the Applicant is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No. 197 of 2026 registered with Lohegaon Police Station, Pune City, for the offence Page 1 917-ABA-2760-2026.DOC Akash Tayde punishable under Section 108 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”). 3. The reasons given by the learned Sessions Judge, Pune, are set out in Paragraph No. 5 at Page No. 33, which reads as under :- “5.From the appreciation of matter on record, it appears that, C.R. No.197/2026 is registered against applicant and other co-accused at Lohgaon Police Station, Pune for the offence punishable under Section 108 of BNS. From the recitals in the FIR and the reply of the prosecution, prima-facie case for the offence alleged is made out against applicant. Therefore, from prima facie appreciation of the material on record, there appear involvement of applicant in the present crime. Considering the averments in the FIR and disclosure in the investigation about harassment of deceased by the applicant in the close proximity of the incident and nature of crime, material information in respect of the crime is likely to be obtained and mobile of the applicant is likely to be recovered by custodial interrogation. Therefore, there appear no substance in the contention of applicant that, custodial interrogation is not necessary. Moreover, offence alleged to have been committed by applicant is of grievous nature and severe punishment is provided for same Page 2 917-ABA-2760-2026.DOC Akash Tayde 4. The transcript of what the deceased stated before his death by suicide is found at Page No. 37, which reads as under :- सर्वात पहिले आई बब, मफी मंगतो. एर्वाढ दुख ोत आे मले कु ठे रडू ी शकत नी आज double आलो मी पले एकद के ल अत double आलो मी मय हिमत्र अंहिकत हि$श्ने, मुररी, अंहिकत गजनन हि$श्ने दोन तीन हिदर्वास झले मझी तहिबयत बरोबर नव्ती यच अधी आम्ी एक कम के ल, दरू पीलो मल पजली मझ हिमत्र आे आहिदत्य तयडे त्यच mobile मधले video कढले, त्यच girlfriend सोबतचे ते मझ्य mobile मधे गेतले आनी ते video त्य अहिदत्यल अंखी दखोले मी दरू हिपल्य नंतर तुज सोबत अस अस करते आत ते रुमर्वार आले आधी मी त्यंच रुमर्वार ोतो. आज मल इथे हिमत्रच्य रुमर्वार ठेर्वाल इकडं, एर्वाढं torture करून गेले मझे video कढून गेले. नंग ो े कर तुझ्य बहिणीचे नंगे video पठय. तुझ्य girlfriend चे video नंगे पठर्वा. मग तुल सोडतो आम्ी. असं असं करतो. मी कीच नी बोललो. मी मन खली टकली. शेर्वाटी मल मी म्टलं ठीक आे मीच के लं ब असं तसं े ते बोलून चुकलो. कशसठी के लं? कय के लं? आहिण blackmail करयचं ोतं क? असं बोल असं बोल. ठीक आे नंतर आत हिनघून गेले बेरून लर्वाून घेतलं option नीये. मी सर्वांन तईल call के लं. जेर्वाढं मल बोलयचं ोतं ते बोलून घेतलं. मल यच्यतून हिनघयच मग नीये आत. main करणी$ूत अंहिकत गजनन हि$श्ने त्यने के लं त्यने बघयचं 5. Perusal of the same shows that the main allegations are against the Co-accused- Ankit Gajanan Bhisne who has been arrested and he is in custody. There are no other antecedents. Page 3 917-ABA-2760-2026.DOC Akash Tayde 6. Mr. Tayade, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant submits that, the Applicant will co-operate with the investigation. 7. Thus, in the facts and circumstances, the case is made out for grant of Anticipatory Bail. 8. Accordingly, the following order is passed: O R D E R (a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant- Aditya Rajendra Tayade in connection with C.R. No.197 of 2026 registered with Lohegaon Police Station, Pune city, the Applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 30,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount. (b) The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station on 12th October 2026 and 13th October 2026 between 11:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m.. Thereafter, the Applicant shall also attend the concerned Police Station once in a week i.e. on Sunday between 11:00 am to 02:00 p.m. till filing of the chargesheet and Page 4 917-ABA-2760-2026.DOC Akash Tayde shall cooperate with the investigation. In addition, the Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when called. (c) The Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Officer and shall keep the same updated, in case of any change thereto. (d) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such a person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any Police personnel. (e) The Applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall not contact or influence the Complainant or any witness in any manner. 9. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 5