906-ABA-431-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 431 OF 2026 Satish Shashikant Bamane ...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents __________________________________________________________ Mr. Datta H. Pawar a/w Sakshi Jankar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for the Respondent No. 1 and 2. Mr. Eshan Nayak, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. PSI Sameer Umaji Tule, Peth Vadgaon Police Station, Kolhapur, is present. __________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 27th August, 2026. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Mr. Datta Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for the Respondent No. 1 and 2 and Mr. Eshan Nayak, learned Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. 2. By the present Application, filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Applicant is Arjun 1 906-ABA-431-2026.doc seeking bail in connection with C.R. No. 76 of 2026, registered with Vadgaon Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 along with Section 4, 17 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). 3. Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for the Respondent – State, on instructions from the Investigating Officer, Peth Vadgaon Police Station, states that the statements of the Respondent No. 3 and the Victim have been recorded by the Investigating Officer investigating the Crime No. 76 of 2026. He, on specific instructions from the Investigating Officer, states that custodial interrogation of the Application is not required in Crime No. 76 of 2026. He however submits that presence of the Applicant is necessary for the medical tests required to be conducted on the Applicant. 4. Mr. Datta Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, states that the Applicant shall appear before the Investigating Officer, Peth Vadgaon Police Station investigating the Crime No. 76 of 2026 on or before 30.09.2026 and undergo medical examination as required by the Arjun 2 906-ABA-431-2026.doc Investigating Officer in Crime No. 76 of 2026. The statement made by Mr. Datta Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, is accepted. 5. Based on the statement made by Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for the Respondent – State, that the custodial interrogation of the Applicant is not required in Crime No. 76 of 2026, registered with Peth Vadgaon Police Station, Mr. Datta Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant states that this Application be disposed of. 6. In view of the statement made by Mr. Datta Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, Anticipatory Bail Application No. 431 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 3 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.08.27 21:40:56 +0530