IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 [arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 16042/2024]
PRADEEP PANDURANG MANE Appellant
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondent
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The High Court of Bombay by the impugned judgment and order dated
April 16, 2024 has rejected the appellant’s prayer for bail.
3. The appellant figures as an accused in FIR No. 517/2016 dated December
29, 2016 registered with Police Station Akluj, Solapur Rural, Maharashtra. It is
alleged in the FIR that the appellant committed offence(s) punishable under
Section(s) 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 3(25) of the
Arms Act, 1959.
4. It is not in dispute that the appellant has been behind bars since April 23,
2017 in relation to the alleged incident of attempt to murder, yet, the charges
have not been framed till date.
5. A co-accused has been granted bail. The High Court denied parity holding
that the appellant is the main assailant and the gang leader and that he has
criminal antecedents.
2
6. We are informed that the appellant has been involved in six other cases.
However, he has been acquitted in two cases and the judgment is reserved in
one other case. Insofar as the other three cases are concerned, two cases are
triable by the Magist...