1/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 529 OF 2026 Amol Vasant Yadav, (Deleted as per order dt. 13/10/2026) 1. Pallavi Amol Yadav, 2. Archana Subhash Yadav. ….Applicants Versus The State Of Maharashtra And Anr. ….Respondents ----- Ms. Manisha Devkar a/w Mr. Shankar Katkar and Ms. Tanaya Doke, for Applicants. Mr. S. S. Chaudhari, A.P.P., for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 - State. Mr. Vikrrant Shinde for Respondent No.3. PSI, Mr. A. M. More, Bhuinj Police Station, Satara, present. ------- CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 13th OCTOBER, 2026. P.C. 1. Heard, Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, Mr. S. S. Chaudhary, learned A.P.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 – State and Mr. Vikrant Shinde, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 3. 2. At the outset, Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, seeks leave to unconditionally withdraw this Anticipatory Bail Shantanu S. Dhudum SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Digitally signed by SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Date: 2026.10.14 10:43:29 +0530 2/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC Application on behalf of Applicant No. 1 (Amol Vasant Yadav). This request is not opposed by Mr. S. S. Chaudhary, learned A.P.P., for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 - State and Mr. Vikrrant Shinde, learned Advocate for Respondent No.3. 3. In view of the statement made by Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, leave is granted to withdraw this Application on behalf of Applicant No. 1 (Amol Vasant Yadav). Consequently, this Anticipatory Bail Application, insofar as Applicant No. 1 (Amol Vasant Yadav) is concerned, is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, seeks permission to carry out the amendment forthwith by deleting the name of Applicant No. 1 from the cause title. Permission is granted. The amendment be carried out forthwith. Upon dismissal of the Anticipatory Bail Application of Applicant No. 1 (Amol Vasant Yadav), Pallavi Amol Yadav becomes Applicant No. 1 and Archana Subhash Yadav becomes Applicant No. 2 in this Application. 5. By this Application, filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ( “BNSS”), the Applicants seek pre-arrest bail, apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 242 of 2026, dated 19th July 2026, registered at Bhuinj Police Station, Taluka Wai, District Satara, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 189(2), Shantanu S. Dhudum 3/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC 191(2), 191(3), 190, 118(1), 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ( “BNS”). 6. Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, submits that there are six (6) accused in Crime No. 242 of 2026. She submits that Pallavi Amol Yadav is Accused No. 2 and Archana Subhash Yadav is Accused No. 6. 7. Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, submits that the Applicants and their family members have a prior enmity with Respondent No. 3. She submits that complaints, suits and counter- suits have been filed between the Applicants and their family members and the family of Respondent No. 3, making allegations against each other. She submits that the incident dated 19th July 2026 arose out of a land dispute. She further submits that the Applicants have been falsely implicated in the crime to harass and pressurise them and their family members into withdrawing the proceedings filed by their family members. She submits that the allegations against the Applicants are that sticks were used in the assault. She further submits that the allegations of using a knife and causing injuries to vital parts of the body of Respondent No. 3 are attributed to other male members of the Applicants’ family. She submits that the Applicants are housewives with no criminal antecedents. 8. Mr. S. S. Chaudhary, learned A.P.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 – State, submits that the involvement of the Applicants in the present crime Shantanu S. Dhudum 4/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC is evident from the narration in the FIR. He submits that the weapons used by the Applicants in assaulting Respondent No. 3 were sticks. He submits that the Respondent No.3 has suffered three simple injuries and two grievous injuries on the hand and knee. 9. Mr. Vikrant Shinde, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 3, submits that the Applicants, their family members and Respondent No. 3 have a history of enmity arising out of property disputes. He further submits that these disputes have led to civil and criminal proceedings. He opposes this Application. 10. Perused the records with the assistance of the learned Advocates for the parties. 11. The FIR indicates the involvement of the Applicants in the incident dated 19th July 2026, wherein they are alleged to have used sticks and assaulted Respondent No. 3. The allegations regarding the use of a knife and assault on vital parts of the body of Respondent No. 3, as submitted by Ms. Manisha Devkar, learned Advocate for the Applicants, pertain to the other accused, who are male members of the Applicants’ family. 12. Considering the gender of the Applicants and the nature of the allegations against them, custodial interrogation of the Applicants in connection with Crime No. 242 of 2026 is not necessary. Shantanu S. Dhudum 5/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC 13. In view of the above, this Application is allowed on the following terms and conditions: ORDER A) In the event of arrest of the Applicants, namely, (i) Pallavi Amol Yadav and (ii) Archana Subhash Yadav, in connection with Crime No. 242 of 2026, registered at Bhuinj Police Station, Taluka Wai, District Satara, they shall be released on bail on furnishing a P.R. Bond in the sum of 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand Only) ₹ each, with one or two sureties in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer, Bhuinj Police Station, District Satara. B) The Applicants shall appear and report before the Investigating Officer at Bhuinj Police Station, District Satara, on 15th , 16th , 19th and 21st October 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and thereafter as and when required by the Investigating Officer. The Applicants shall cooperate with the investigation in Crime No. 242 of 2026. C) The Applicants shall provide their residential addresses, along with proof thereof, and their contact numbers to Shantanu S. Dhudum 6/6 31-ABA-529-2026(CR).DOC the Investigating Officer. They shall inform the Investigating Officer of any change in the said information from time to time. D) The Applicants 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 person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any police officer. E) The Applicants shall not tamper with the evidence, in any manner. F) In the event of any default in complying with the conditions or misuse of the liberty granted to the Applicants, the prosecution shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of bail. 14. Criminal Anticipatory Bail Application No.529 of 2026 is disposed. ( ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Shantanu S. Dhudum