919-ABA-2767-2026.DOC Akash Tayde IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2767 OF 2026 Nagu Savala Mirekar …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent Mr. Shubham Sane a/w Vishwatej Jadhav & S. Lokhande, for the Applicant. Mr. P. P. Jadhav, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Bochare S. L., PSI, Wanwadi Police Station, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED : 07th OCTOBER 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Sane, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Mr. Jadhv, 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.269 of 2026 registered with Wanwadi Police Station, Pune City, for the offences punishable under Sections 85 and 108 read 3(5) of the Bhartiya NyayaSanhita, 2023 (“BNS”). Page 1 919-ABA-2767-2026.DOC Akash Tayde 3. The prosecution case is set out in Paragraph No.2 of the Anticipatory Bail Application, the relevant portion of the same is as under :- “The First Informant. Shri Vitthal Ambadas Shinde, the brother of the deceased Smt. Laxmi Maruti Mirekar, lodged the F.I.R. alleging that his sister came to be married to Accused No. 1 Shri Maruti Savala Mirekar on 10.03.2008; that from the time of the marriage her husband and her mother-in-law, being the present Applicant, subjected her to physical and mental cruelty for the purpose of bringing money from her maternal home, that on that account a complaint had at one point of time been lodged at the Bharosa Cell, Ahmednagar, whereafter Accused No. 1 effected a compromise and took her back; that for about five or six days prior to the incident, it being the Dhonda month, Accused No. 1 and the Applicant were harassing her to bring a gold ring of one tola from her brother, that on 10.06.2026 at about 17.18 hrs his sister telephoned him stating that her husband and her mother-in-law were harassing her on that account, whereupon he dialled 112 at about 17.21 hrs; that the police attended at the house and his sister told the police that it was a domestic quarrel between husband and wife and that nothing had happened to her, and that he thereafter learnt that his sister had jumped from the house and had been taken to Noble Hospital, where she was found to have died. The First Informant further states that upon enquiry his niece Ku. Pallavi Maruti Mirekar told him that for many days her grandmother and her father had been quarrelling with her mother, that on that day her mother had called the police; and that they thereupon told her that they would not permit her to remain in the house without bringing a gold ring from her maternal home, and that if she could not bring one she should end her life forthwith, whereupon she jumped and died of her injuries.” Page 2 919-ABA-2767-2026.DOC Akash Tayde 4. Is is a submission of Mr. Sane, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant that, the Applicant is the Mother-in-Law of deceased. The Applicant was not present when the incident took place and the Applicant was not involved in the crime. Learned Counsel further states that there are two Accused. Accused No.1 i.e. husband of the deceased has been arrested and released on default bail. He submits that chargesheet is already filed against Accused No.1. 5. On the other hand, learned APP submits that the offence is very various, therefore, application be rejected. 6. Perusal of the record shows that the Applicant was not present when the incident took place. Prima-facie, Applicant is not involved in the crime. Chargesheet is already filed against the Accused No.1. Thus, investigation is practically completed. 7. Accordingly, in the facts and circumstances, the case is made out for grant of Anticipatory Bail. Hence, the following order is passed: O R D E R (a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant- Nagu Savala Mirekar in connection with C.R. No.269 of 2026 Page 3 919-ABA-2767-2026.DOC Akash Tayde registered with Wanwadi Police Station, Pune City, the Applicant is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount. (b) 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. 8. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 4