State of Maharashtra throu Alibag Police Station vs Mahendra Dattatreya Late — 87/2025

Case Summary: The bail application of Mahendra Dattatrey Late, accused of sexually harassing, blackmailing, and inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl over more than a year, has been rejected. The Special Judge found prima facie serious allegations under BNS Sections 75, 76, 78, 79 and POCSO Act Sections 8, 12, 17, noting concerns about witness intimidation (the victim's mother filed a no-objection affidavit while accused was in jail), proximity to the victim enabling evidence tampering, and pending forensic evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.