Vijay vs The State Of Maharashtra on 4 March, 2025

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Vijay vs The State Of Maharashtra on 4 March, 2025

Author: Rajesh Bindal

Bench: Rajesh Bindal

                                      IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                                      CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


                                  CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.        OF 2025
                                      (@ SLP(CRL.) No.14919/2024)

                         VIJAY                                        APPELLANT(S)
                                                  VERSUS


                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR.            RESPONDENT(S)

                                                   O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant has been arraigned as an

accused in FIR No. 796/2021 registered at

Police Station Civil Lines, District Akola

for the offences punishable under Sections

354-A, 354, 294, 506, 34 of the Indian

Penal Code, 1860, Sections 11, 12 of the

POCSO Act, 2012 and Sections 3(1)(w)(i),

3(1)(w)(ii), 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

3. The appellant is a police officer. There

is an earlier complaint given by his wife

against the complainant’s father for the

Signature Not Verified
removal of encroachment.

Digitally signed by

SWETA BALODI
Date: 2025.03.05
17:16:43 IST 4. Learned counsel appearing for the
Reason:

appellant submitted that the CCTV footage

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does not show the presence of the

appellant at the place of occurrence. The

appellant has joined the investigation and

the chargesheet has been filed.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions, we

are inclined to set aside the impugned

order and grant anticipatory bail to the

appellant.

6. Accordingly, the impugned order stands set

aside and the appellant is granted

anticipatory bail, subject to the terms

and conditions that may be imposed by the

Trial Court.

7. The appeal is allowed accordingly.

8. Pending application(s), if any, shall

stand disposed of.

……………………………………………………J.
[M.M. SUNDRESH]

……………………………………………………J.
[RAJESH BINDAL]

NEW DELHI;

4th MARCH, 2025

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ITEM NO.2 COURT NO.8 SECTION II-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
No(s). 14919/2024

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 30-09-2024 in CRLA No. 395/2024 passed by the
High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur]

VIJAY Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Respondent(s)

FOR ADMISSION and I.R.

Date : 04-03-2025 This petition was called on for
hearing today.

CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Varad Kilor, Adv.

Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.

Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made
the following

O R D E R

Leave granted.

The relevant portion of the order reads as
under:-

‘Accordingly, the impugned
order stands set aside and the
appellant is granted
anticipatory bail, subject to
the terms and conditions that

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may be imposed by the Trial
Court.’

The appeal is allowed in terms of the
signed order.

Pending application(s), if any, shall
stand disposed of.

(SWETA BALODI) (POONAM VAID)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order is placed on the file)

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