3-apeal-537-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.537 OF 2026 Arav Ravindra Ghoderao through Ravindra D. Ghoderao …Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. ………….. Mr. Ravi Kamble for the Appellant. Mr.Mayur Sonavane, APP for the Respondent/State. Mr. Ranjit G. Jadhav (through V.C.) a/w Mr. Jay R. Raundale for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. ………….. CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 18.09.2026. P.C. : 1. The Appellant herein is the first informant in Crime No.80 of 2026 registered at Yeola City Police Station, Yeola for the offences punishable under Sections 351, 351(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Respondent Nos.2 and 3 herein are the accused in the aforesaid crime. By the Order impugned in this Appeal the learned Additional Sessions Judge has granted anticipatory bail to Respondent Nos.2 and 3. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the Appellant and Priyanka 1/2 3-apeal-537-26.odt learned counsel for contesting Respondent Nos.2 and 3. 4. The learned counsel for the Appellant submits that the learned Additional Sessions Judge has erred in granting anticipatory bail to Respondent Nos.2 and 3 by observing that the incident did not occur in public view. It is submitted that the said observation is incorrect as the F.I.R. shows that it did occur in public view. It is submitted that the impugned Order, therefore needs to be set aside. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 has supported the impugned Order. It is further submitted that now the investigation is over and prosecution has already filed the charge-sheet. It is submitted that considering the facts and circumstances the Appeal be dismissed. 6. The prima facie finding recorded in the Order impugned about public view does not appear to be perverse. The prosecution has already filed the charge-sheet. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to interfere with the impugned Order. The Appeal is dismissed. [N.R.BORKAR, J.] Priyanka 2/2