JAGDISH . vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . — Crl.A. No. 1230/2004

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 1230/2004 - Jagdish v. State of Maharashtra The Supreme Court heard Jagdish and others' appeals against the High Court's August 5, 2004 order cancelling their bail in connection with a November 15, 2003 incident where Madhavrao Mahajan was killed and five others injured. On October 29, 2004, the Court allowed the appeals and set aside the High Court's bail cancellation order, finding that while two assailants with lethal weapons were properly denied bail, the appellants—assigned only minor roles in assaulting other prosecution party members—were unjustifiably deprived of bail by the High Court despite the Additional Sessions Judge's grant. The Court clarified that this bail decision would not prejudice the merits of the trial. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.