Shri Shankarlal Gopilala Choudhari vs State of Maharashtra Through Jaysingpur Police Station — 43/2026

The court allowed the anticipatory bail application of Shankarlal Gopilal Choudhari, accused of illegal possession and sale of explosives under BNS Section 288 and the Explosive Substances Act. The judge found that the accused holds a valid license for explosive possession for his stone-blasting business, the evidence (muddamal) was already recovered, and custodial interrogation was unnecessary given his age, permanent residence, and clean antecedents. The accused was granted bail on execution of personal and surety bonds of Rs. 20,000 each with conditions to cooperate in the investigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.