86-ABA-2828-26.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2828 OF 2026 Shubham Hanumant Yele …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondents Mr. Amit Sale a/w Mr. Vaibhav Vasantrao Ugle, for the Applicant. Ms. M.R. Tidke, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Sachin Deokar, for the First Informant / Respondent No.2 CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED : 12th OCTOBER 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Sale, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant, Ms. Tidke, learned APP appearing for the Respondent-State and Mr. Sachin Deokar, for the First Informant/Respondent No.2. 2. By this Anticipatory Bail Application the Applicant is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R.No.482 of 2026 registered with Shirur Police Station, Pune Rural, for the offences punishable under sections 109, 118(2), 118(1), 115(2), 126(2), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 351(2), 351(3) and 352 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”). Page 1 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC 3. The prosecution case is set out in Paragraph No.2 of the order dated 29th September, 2026 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Shirur Dist. Pune in Criminal Bail Application No. 419 of 2026, which reads as under:- 2. In short, it is the case of the prosecution that informant Ankus Khandu Yele is resident of Sirusgaon Kata, Yele Wasti. Tal- Shirur. Accused persons are his relatives. There is serious dispute going on between them regarding agricultural land bearing Gut No. 70/1. 73, 76, 83, 71/2 at Mauje Dhumalwadi and civil litigation is going on between them. He is looking after all the civil matters. On 07.04.2026 the accused persons had beaten his brother Lahu and he had lodged complaint against them and Shirur Police has registered Crime No. 305/2026 about it. It is alleged that on 25.05.2026 at 8.00 pm the informant took dinner and went towards his agricultural field. At that time, he got suspicious that accused No.1 Hanumant and the applicant/accused no.3 Shubham are following him in their vehicles. So he phoned and Page 2 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC called his brother Yogesh. Immediately after completing his work in the agricultural field he also proceeded on his motorcycle towards his home. At 9.00 to 9.15 pm when he reached on the road going towards Dhumalwadi Chowk on Kashti- Navhara road, the accused No.1 obstructed his motorcycle from proceeding by putting his Bolero vehicle in front of it. Accused Nos. 1 and 2 and one unknown person got down from said vehicle. At that time accused No. 3/applicant and accused No. 4 also came on their motorcycle on spot. In the light of vehicle, he saw that the accused No. 1 and applicant/accused No. 3 Shubham were armed with iron rod, accused No.2 was armed with axe and accused No.4 was armed with iron pipe. At that time, the accused No.1 and 2 started abusing him and told all the accused persons to kill him and started assaulting him by iron rod and axe. At that time, the accused No.4 assaulted him by iron pipe on his hand and shoulder and caused him serious injuries. Accused No.3/applicant also assaulted him by iron rod. At that time, his brother Page 3 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC Yogesh reached spot for his help but seeing him, the accused Nos. 1 and 2 beaten him by iron rod and axe and caused injuries to him. In the said incident, he suffered severe injuries to his chest and multiple injuries to his body and fell down unconscious. Thereafter, the accused persons went away in their vehicle. His brother Yogesh phoned their family members and they took them to Rural Hospital, Navhara and after primary treatment, he was referred to Dr. Kolpe Hospital Shirur and his brother Yogesh was referred to Satras Hospital for treatment. In the hospital, the informant lodged present complaint and on the basis of said complaint, this crime came to be registered against accused persons for aforesaid offences. Apprehending arrest, the applicant/accused No. 3 Shubham has moved present application for grant of anticipatory bail. 4. It is the submission of Mr. Sale, learned counsel appearing for the Applicant that there are several complaints and cross Page 4 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC complaints filed between the family of Applicant and the First Informant. It is submitted that the injuries are simple in nature. 5. On the other hand, Mr. Deokar, learned counsel appearing for the First Informant points out the F.I.R and says that the offence is pre-mediated and the injured were assaulted mercilessly. 6. Ms. Tidke, learned APP for the Respondent-State also submits that the offence is very serious and therefore, custodial interrogation is necessary. 7. It is true that, as per the prosecution case the offence is pre- mediated and assault is by iron rod. However, the family of Applicant and the family of the First Informant are near relatives and have land dispute. There are several F.I.Rs filed by these families against each other. The injuries are simple in nature. There are no other antecedents except the F.I.R.s registered by these families against each other, and charge-sheet is also filed thus, investigation is completed. Accordingly, by imposing certain conditions, the Anticipatory Bail Application can be allowed in terms of the following order : Page 5 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC O R D E R (a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant-Shubham Hanumant Yele in connection with C.R. No. 482 of 2026 registered with the Shirur Police Station, Pune Rural, the Applicant is directed to be released on bail on 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 once in a month i.e on first Monday of each month. In addition, the Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station as and when called by the Investigating Officer. (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 Page 6 Aftab S. 86-ABA-2828-26.DOC 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. In The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 7 Aftab S.