HARSHWARDHAN @ HARSHAL CHOUDHARI vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

902-APL-333-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.333 OF 2026 Harshwardhan @ Harshal Choudhari Aged 37 years, R/at Vishwajeet Apartment, Flat No.10, Busari Colony, Kothrud, Pune. …Applicant Versus 1. State of Maharashtra (Through Kothrud Police Station, Pune) 2. Sourab Shivkumar Suman Age – 38 years, Occ. Service R/at. C 1202, ITEO, Homes, Hinjewadi, Pune …Respondents Mr. S. M. M. Owais T. Jahagirdar a/w. Mr. Vahid Shaikh and Mr. Ibrahim I. Sayyed, for the Applicant. Ms. Kranti T. Hirvale, APP, for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Kuldeep U. Nikam a/w. Mr. Prasad Avhad, for Respondent No.2. Mr. Mohan Chavan, PSI, Kothrud Police Station, Pune City, Pune, present in Court. CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J. DATED : 16th JUNE 2026 P. C.: 1. Heard Mr. Jahagirdar, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant, Ms. Hirvale, learned APP appearing for Respondent No.1-State and Mr. Nikam, learned Counsel appearing for Respondent No.2. Page 1 Sonali 902-APL-333-2026.DOC 2. By the present Criminal Application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”), the Applicant is challenging the legalit