1 17-APEAL 1267-25.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1267 OF 2025 Anil Dattatraya Jadhav … Appellant Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents ----- Mr. Prabhanjan Gujar a/w Padmanabh Sangle for the Appellant. Ms. Rutuja Ambekar, APP for the Respondent-State. Ms. Ekta Patil, Legal Aid Advocate for Respondent No.3-victim. ----- CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 07TH OCTOBER 2026 P.C. : 1. This Appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (for short “SC & ST Act”) takes exception to the order dated 29th November 2025 passed by the Special Court in Criminal Bail Application No.6971 of 2025. 2. By the impugned order, the Learned Special Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by the present Appellant, who is apprehending his arrest in Crime No.499 of 2025 registered with Khadak Police Station for the offences punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(w)(i)(ii), 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. It is the case of the prosecution that on the false promise of marriage the Appellant repeatedly had sexual intercourse with the victim. Mugdha 1 of 2 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date: 2026.10.07 19:11:22 +0530 2 17-APEAL 1267-25.doc 4. Learned Counsel for the Appellant and Learned Counsel for Respondent No.3-victim jointly submit that the Appellant and the victim have amicably settled their dispute and filed the Petition for quashing of the FIR by consent. 5. Considering the overall facts and circumstances, I am inclined to release the Appellant on anticipatory bail. Hence, the following order:- ORDER i. The Appeal is allowed. ii. The impugned order is set aside. iii. In the event of the arrest of the Appellant in Crime No.499 of 2025 registered with Khadak Police Station for the offences punishable under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(w)(i)(ii), 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a PR Bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand Only) with one or two sureties in the like amount. 6. The Criminal Appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) Mugdha 2 of 2