Shubham kailas bhalerao vs State of Maharashtra through PSO Ansing — 83/2026

Case Summary: Cri.B.A.No.83/2026 Court Decision: The Additional Sessions Judge, Washim rejected Shubham Kailas Bhalerao's anticipatory bail application on March 16, 2026. Key Reasoning: The court found that the FIR disclosed specific criminal conduct by the accused (armed robbery of ₹80,000 with weapon still unsiezed), there was a prior extortion case pending against him, and critically, he had allegedly threatened the informant via Instagram to withdraw the FIR after its registration—constituting witness intimidation. These factors collectively rendered him unsuitable for anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the BNSS Act, 2023. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.