34.BA.2121.2026+.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.2121 OF 2026 Aadity Ramdas Pingale .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent WITH BAIL APPLICATION NO.2632 OF 2026 Aditya Ramdas Pingale .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent WITH BAIL APPLICATION NO.2692 OF 2026 Aditya Ramdas Pingale .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Mr. Satyajeet P. Dighe a/w. Mr. Abhijeet F. Khade, Advocates for Applicant.  Ms. Anuja S. Gotad, APP for Respondent – State.  Mr. Sachin Pawar, Advocate for Complainant.  PSI – Yogesh Salunkhe, Nashik City Police, Ambad Police Station in Bail Application No.2121 of 2026. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 09, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Dighe, learned Advocate for Applicant; Ms. Gotad, learned APP for Respondent – State and Mr. Pawar, learned Advocate for Complainant. 2. Bail Application No.2121 of 2026 is filed under Section 483 1 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.78 of 2026 registered with Ambad Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 333, 189(2), 189(4), 192, 191(3), 190, 324(4), 352 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. 3. Bail Application No.2632 of 2026 is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.33 of 2026 registered with Mhasarul Police Station, Nashik City for offences punishable under Sections 310(2), 310(5) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 4. Bail Application No.2692 of 2026 is filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.28 of 2026 registered with Gangapur Police Station, Nashik City, Nashik for offences punishable under Sections 109(1), 311, 189(2)(4), 190, 191(2)(3), 324(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023;Sections 4 and 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951. 5. This is a group of three Bail Applications which were heard yesterday and which were ‘part-heard’ and kept today for further hearing. Yesterday on 08.09.2026, after hearing Mr. Dighe and the 2 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc learned prosecutor qua Bail Application Nos.2121 of 2026 and 2632 of 2026, the following order came to be passed:- “1. Heard Mr. Dighe, learned Advocate for Applicant; Ms. Gotad, learned APP for Respondent – State in Bail Application No.2121 of 2026 and Mr. Palkar, learned APP for Respondent - State in Bail Application No.2632 of 2026. 2. These is a group of three Applications seeking bail. One of the Application is not listed today bearing No.2692 of 2026. 3. I have heard the two Bail Application Nos.2121 of 2026 and 2632 of 2026 which are listed at serial Nos.28 and 29 today fully. In so far as the first Bail Application No.2121 of 2026 at serial No.28 is concerned, First Information Report (for short ‘FIR’) is lodged by the father of the victim and implication and complicity of the Applicant as an accused person having participated in the incident and crime in question is on the basis of a witness statement given by the son of the victim who was present when the incident occurred. The incident is of threat and intimidation by a gang of persons including the Applicant. 4. Mr. Dighe persuades me to consider the fact that the Applicants who have been named subsequently have all been released on bail on the ground that they have not been named in the FIR and their presence at the incident spot is disputed. He persuades me to consider parity for the Applicant also on similar grounds. The bail orders of the other Accused persons are all placed before the Court. I have perused the same. 5. Though the charge is of attempt to murder, the case of the prosecution is that some of the Accused persons threatened the victim with a scythe (d®;rk). However, it is seen from the record that the specific role of the Accused persons who threatened with the weapon is not clear rather prosecution has relied on any witness statements recorded which attribute no specific role to any of the Accused persons with the weapon in question. 6. That apart, Mr. Dighe has also placed on record substantial material to show that Applicant is suffering from epilepsy, schizophrenia and insomnia and has therefore has been under medication with regard to the same even before his arrest and while in jail. The necessary doctor certificate is also appended to the praecipe which was mentioned before me for today’s listing. 7. Hence, in so far as FIR No.78 of 2026 dated 28.01.2026 and R.C.C. Case No.911 of 2026 is concerned, there is no role attributed to the Applicant by the Complainant and he is not named and therein. Hence I am prima facie in agreement with the submissions made by Mr. Dighe for grant of bail to the Applicant in this case. 8. Second Bail Application No.2632 of 2026 is listed at serial 3 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc number 29. In this case, the Informant is the friend of the Applicant- Accused, and charge is that Accused persons alongwith accomplices and other persons, forcibly took the keys of the tempo and drove away with the tempo at 7:45 p.m. on the same day. Mr. Dighe would submit that the tempo has since been returned to the Complainant and the Complainant also has no complaint any further and is infact going to remain present in Court for that matter. 9. In so far as this FIR No.33 of 2026 dated 29.01.2026 is concerned, the charge is directly against the Applicant of having snatched the tempo keys and he having taken it forcibly from the tempo driver, who was his friend and known to the Applicant. In so far as the third Bail Application is concerned, on the same day many Accused persons in the present crime had driven the tempo and halted at a shop 10 kms away from the incident site to buy cigarettes and when the shop owner had a scuffle with them, it is pointed out by Ms. Gotad that the shopkeeper was injured grievously. Since that matter is not on board today, it can be considered tomorrow alongwith the other two matters namely Bail Application Nos.2121 of 2026 and 2632 of 2026 which are listed at serial Nos.28 and 29 for grant of bail today. 10. The learned APP shall find out the specific role attributed to the Applicant in the three cases for consideration of the bail Applications. 11. List all three Bail Applications namely Bail Application Nos.2121 of 2026; 2632 of 2026 and 2692 of 2026 on 09th September 2026.” 6. Paragraph Nos.1 to 7 deal with First Information Report (for short ‘FIR’) No.78 of 2026, whereas paragraph No.8 onwards deal with FIR No.33 of 2026 qua both these aforesaid matters. It is prima facie seen that even though the Applicant was present alongwith the group of youngsters who had come in the Mahindra pickup tempo and was part of the incident, the prosecution has not been able to specifically pin point or attribute any specific role to the Applicant before me on the basis of the statements that have been recorded. 7. In the first FIR No.78 of 2026, it is prima facie seen that the Applicant was not named in the FIR. Five out of the eight co-accused 4 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc persons have already been released on bail. Mr. Dighe drew my attention to the panchnama in the third Bail Application No.2692 of 2026. This concerns the assault made on the shopkeeper. The Nivedan panchnama at page No.179 which is prepared on the basis of the statements recorded by the prosecution, prima facie gives the details of the entire incident. 8. It is seen that in so far as present Applicant is concerned, he was sitting behind alongwith the other co-accused in the Mahindra pickup truck. The Nivedan panchnama when read at page No.180 prima facie shows the principal involvement of Accused No.1 - Kundan Pardeshi and Accused No.8-Sumedh Gavali having assaulted the shopkeeper – Complainant with weapons. 9. In that view of the matter, the Applicant before me deserves parity as his role is no better than the role of the other co-accused persons who have already been enlarged on bail. In view of my aforesaid observations and the yesterday’s order dated 08.09.2026, the Applicant in this Bail Application is also is enlarged on bail. 10. It is also noted that the pickup tempo owner is duly represented by an Advocate today and he submits that the Accused persons and the tempo driver were all friends and known to each other but because the tempo keys were snatched and taken forcibly by the some of the Accused persons, the tempo owner had no option but to 5 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc register the FIR. 11. Needless to state that complicity of the Accused persons / Applicants before me will be proven by the prosecution during trial in accordance with law. 12. In view of the above, all 3 Bail Applications stand allowed and Applicants are granted bail on the following terms and conditions:- (i) Applicant is directed to be immediately released from prison in connection with Crime Nos. 78 of 2026, 33 of 2026 and 28 of 2026; (ii) Applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing common P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rs. Twenty Five Thousand only) each with one or two surety / sureties of the like amount in all three Applications; (iii) Applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer at the respective Police Stations where the crime is registered once every month on the first Monday of the month between 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; 12:00 Noon to 01:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m. to 03:00 p.m. until the commencement of trial; (iv) Applicant shall co-operate with the conduct of trial and attend the Trial Court on all dates, unless specifically 6 of 7 34.BA.2121.2026+.doc exempted and will not take any unnecessary adjournments, and if they do so it will entitle the prosecution to apply for revocation of this order; (v) Applicant shall not leave the State of Maharashtra without prior permission of the Trial Court; (vi) Applicant shall not influence any of the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner; (vii) Applicant shall keep the Investigating Officer informed of his current address and mobile contact number and / or change of residence or mobile details, if any, from time to time, as applicable; and (viii)Any infraction of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail granted to the Applicant. 13. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are limited for the purpose of granting Bail only and I have not made any observations on merits of the case. The trial shall be adjudicated on the strength of the evidence led and strictly on its own merits being uninfluenced with any of the prima facie observations made hereinabove in this order. 14. Bail Application Nos.2121 of 2026; 2632 of 2026 and 2692 of 2026 are allowed and disposed of in the above terms. H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] 7 of 7 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Digitally signed by HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2026.09.10 15:02:41 +0530