HARIBHAU DNYANDEV CHEMTE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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904-ABA-1516-2025.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Digitally signed by ARJUN ARJUN VITTHAL ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1516 OF 2025 VITTHAL KUDHEKAR KUDHEKAR Date: 2025.09.17 01:08:48 +0530 Haribhau Dnyandev Chemte …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …Respondents Mr. S. B. Talekar a/w. Ms. Madhavi Ayyappan and Mr. Yogesh Morey i/b. Talekar and Associates, for the Applicant. Mr. A. R. Metkari, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Manoj Mohite a/w. Mr. Amit Jajoo, Mr. Niray Parmar and Mr. Aryan Deshmukh i/b. Trilegal, for the Intervenor/First Informant. Mr. Kushal Mor a/w Amit Jajoo, Mr. Nirav Parmar, Aryan Deshmukh i/b Trilegal, for the Intervenor/First Informant. Mr. Sachin Dhamane, API, Vimantal Police Station, Pune City, present. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED: 16th SEPTEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT:- 1. Heard Mr. Talekar, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants, Mr. Metkari, learned APP appearing for the Respondent No.1-State and Mr. Mohite, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Intervenor/First Informant. 2. This application is filed seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.R. No.152 of 2025 registered with Vimantal Police Station, Page 1 Sonali 904-ABA-1516-2025.DOC Pune for the offence punishable under Sections 246, 318, 337, 339, 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”). 3. Mr. Talekar, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant raised the following submissions: i. Learned Counsel submitted that Vimantal Police Station, Pune has no jurisdiction to lodge the F.I.R.. Learned Counsel pointed out the order dated 5th March 2025 passed by a learned Single Judge and submitted that as a learned Single Judge has issued direction to the (Registrar Judicial-I) to make an enquiry in respect of forged