ANIL MURLIDHAR DESHMUKH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 139/2007

Summary of Crl.A. No. 000139/2007 (Anil Murlidhar Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra) The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal and allowed bail for two police officers (a Police Inspector and Sub-Inspector) arrested in October 2004 for allegedly mishandling the investigation into a fake stamp papers case and failing to prevent serious organized crimes. After serving 2 years and 3 months in prison, both appellants were released on bail of Rs. 50,000 each with two sureties, restricted to Nashik Police Station jurisdiction until trial conclusion. The court rejected the organized crime charges, finding the alleged offences fell under lesser provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.