Sunil Sudhakar Mandavkar vs State of Maharashtra through Ichalkaranji Police Station Ichalkaranji — 328/2025

Summary: The court allowed Sunil Sudhakar Mandavkar's application under BNSS Sections 497 and 503 to recover interim custody of his seized Hero Honda Splendor motorcycle and Samsung mobile phone. The court found the applicant to be the rightful owner based on submitted documentation and reasoned that prolonged police custody risked property damage without investigative benefit, citing Supreme Court precedent in *Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai v. State of Gujarat*. The motorcycle and mobile were released upon execution of an ₹80,000 indemnity bond with conditions prohibiting sale/transfer, alterations, and requiring production as ordered. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.