PRASHANT HINDURAO PADALKAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR. — ABA/261/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 10th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM070054262026

Filing Number

ABA/1662/2026

Filing Date

04-May-2026

Registration No

ABA/261/2026

Registration Date

04-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan

Bench Type

Single

Category

BAIL ( 51 )

Sub-Category

Anticipatory ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

10-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 16-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 482
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 118(1),3(5),85

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRASHANT HINDURAO PADALKAR

    Adv. Paras Yadav

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

  2. 2.SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mehroz Ashraf Khan PathanView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: The High Court at Bombay (Kolhapur Circuit) granted anticipatory bail to Prashant Hindurao Padalkar in a domestic violence case involving allegations of repeated assault, wrongful confinement, and battery against his wife. The court found discrepancies in the prosecution's case—initial non-cognizable reports made no mention of weapons like baseball bats and copper bottles that appeared only in the later FIR—and observed mutual counter-allegations between both families. While imposing strict conditions (geographic restrictions, bi-weekly police check-ins, and surrender of the victim's mobile phone), the court held that stringent bail conditions could adequately address prosecution concerns, particularly given the nature of matrimonial disputes with conflicting narratives. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Jun-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mehroz Ashraf Khan Pathan

  4. 09-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mehroz Ashraf Khan PathanView PDF

  5. 09-Jun-2026

    For Circulation (Anticipatory Bail Applications)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  6. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  7. 05-May-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 04-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. ABA/261/2026

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: The High Court at Bombay (Kolhapur Circuit) granted anticipatory bail to Prashant Hindurao Padalkar in a domestic violence case involving allegations of repeated assault, wrongful confinement, and battery against his wife. The court found discrepancies in the prosecution's case—initial non-cognizable reports made no mention of weapons like baseball bats and copper bottles that appeared only in the later FIR—and observed mutual counter-allegations between both families. While imposing strict conditions (geographic restrictions, bi-weekly police check-ins, and surrender of the victim's mobile phone), the court held that stringent bail conditions could adequately address prosecution concerns, particularly given the nature of matrimonial disputes with conflicting narratives. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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