ANKUSH SINGH AND ANR. vs ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELLI

Prasad Rajput (P.A.) 902_BA_4499_2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.4499 OF 2025 1. Ankush Singh 2. Jatin Patel …Applicants Versus Union Territory of Daman & Diu and Ors. …Respondents  Mr. Vivek Pandey a/w Mr. Afsar Ansari, Advocate for Applicants.  Mr. Ashwin Thool a/w Mr. Ayush Singh a/w Archishmati Chandramore, Advocate for Respondent No.1 (U.T.)  Mr. Shreyas Uday Lalit a/w Mr. Varun Thokal a/w Mr. Aditya Singh i/b. Mr. Varun Thokal, for Respondent No.4 / Intervenor. CORAM DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. RESERVED ON: 9TH DECEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 16TH DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT:- 1. The Applicants seek their release on bail in connection with FIR No. 0039 of 2025 dated 26 th August 2025, registered with the Coastal Police Station, Kadaiya, Daman, for offences punishable under Section 140(2), 308(7) th 16 December 2025 Prasad Rajput (P.A.) 902_BA_4499_2025.doc and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNS’). The Police filed the Final Report No. 37 of 2025, before the JMFC, Daman, on 17th October 2025. Pertinent to note is that, while filing the Final Report, the investigating agency has dropped the non-bailable of