VIVEKANAND SUDHIR PISE @ VICKY AND ANR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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906_BA_1247_2025.doc Prasad Rajput IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1247 OF 2025 1. Vivekanand Sudhir Pise @ Vicky and 2. Rahul Pandurangan Mandri @Rahul Mantri .. Applicants Versus State Of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Mr. Prashant Pandey a/w Mr. Dinesh Jadhwani, Ms. Ridhima Mangaonkar Mr. Pramod Sharma and Mr. Rahul Sinkar i/b W3LEGAL LLP, Advocates for Applicant.  Ms. Mahalakshmi Ganapathy, APP for State.  API – Mohite, Unit 12. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : MARCH 28, 2025 JUDGEMENT: 1. Heard Mr. Pandey, learned Advocate for Applicant and Ms. Ganapthy, learned APP for State. 2. Present Application has been filed by Applicants who are arraigned as accused Nos. 14 and 15 for seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, "BNSS") in connection with Crime No. 129 of 2011 registered with Kurar Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 302, 323, 342, 364, 395, 511 r/w 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, "IPC"). Both Applicants are incarcerated in prison for the past more than 13 years 7 months and 11 days. Application is filed on 17.03.2025. Considering the long 1 of 25 906_BA_1247_2025.doc incarceration, Application is taken up for hearing. 3. Applicant No.1 - Accused No.14 was arrested on was arrested on 09.08.2011 whereas Applicant No. 2 - Accused No.15 was arrested on 17.08.2011. There is no doubt that crime in the present case is a very serious and heinous crime which took place on 05.06.2011. Initially FIR was lodged against 6 to 7 unknown persons on 05.06.2011. There has been several orders passed by the Court in the recent past and considering the gr