616-ABA-1955-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1955 OF 2026 Atul Ramesh Mahajan …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent Mr. Sumant Deshpande a/w Jai Patil, for the Applicant. Mr. S. S. Ghag, APP, for the Respondent-State. PSI Suraj S. Raut, Alankar Police Station, Pune City, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED: 15 OCTOBER 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Deshpande, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Mr. Ghag, learned APP, for the Respondent-State of Maharashtra. 2. By this Anticipatory Bail Application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Applicant is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with CR No.108 of 2026 registered with Alankar Police Station, Pune City, for the offences punishable under Sections 316(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. As per the prosecution case, the Applicant was appointed as Administrator of the “Nilkamal Co-operative Housing Society, Page 1 Arjun 616-ABA-1955-2026.DOC Karvenagar, Pune” and during that time an aggregate amount of Rs.32,00,000/- has been transferred from the account of the said Society into the account of “Om Media” of a Co-Accused, Shivaji Rathod. The offence is very serious. 4. Mr. Ghag, learned APP, states that the Applicant is absconding. 5. Accordingly, no case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail. 6. The Anticipatory Bail Application is dismissed. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 2 Arjun