911-ABA-2665-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2665 OF 2026 Sudarshan Laxman Pawar …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra …Respondent Mr. Rizwan Ahmed (Through Video Conferencing), for the Applicant. Ms. M. R. Tidke, APP, for the Respondent-State. PSI A. B. Jadhav, Chikhali Police Station, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED: 14 OCTOBER 2026 PC:- 1. Heard Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant and Ms. Tidke, 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.219 of 2026 registered with Chikhali Police Station, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, for the offences punishable under Sections 143(3) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”) and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. Page 1 Arjun 911-ABA-2665-2026.DOC 3. As per the prosecution case, the Applicant has taken the subject premises on rent and is conducting a lodge therein, which is being used for carrying on prostitution. 4. It is the prosecution case that the Applicant is the main Accused and that eight victims were rescued from the said premises. The Applicant has been absconding since the registration of the crime. It is further alleged that all eight victims were brought from Bangladesh by the Applicant.. 5. The Applicant has eight criminal antecedents involving offences of a similar nature. 6. Thus, in the facts and circumstances, no case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail Application is dismissed. x[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Page 2 Arjun