Bombay High Court
ABA/1879/2026 of SONYA @ SUNNY VIJAY VAYDANDE Vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA on 15 October 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1879 OF 2026
Sonya @ Sunny Vijay Vaydande
…Applicant
Vs.
State of Maharashtra
…Respondent
Mr. Debajyoti Talukdar (through VC) a/w. Mr. Shubham Mhatre, for the Applicant.
Mr. Swapnil V. Walve, APP for the Respondent-State.
PSI Sontakke, Market Yard Police Station, Pune City.
CORAM:
MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE :
15th OCTOBER, 2026
P. C.:
1.
Heard Mr. Talukdar, learned counsel appearing for the Applicant and Mr. Walve, learned APP for the State.
2.
By this application filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Applicant is seeking pre- arrest bail in connection with C.R. No. 214 of 2025 registered with Market Yard Police Station, Pune City for the offences punishable under Sections 118(1), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3.
The prosecution case is set out in paragraph No. 2 of the order dated 23rd December 2025 passed by learned Additional
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Sessions Judge, Pune in Criminal Bail Application No. 1917 of 2025, which reads as under :- “2.
Afore crime emerged from the report dated 12/11/2025 lodged by the informant Vijay Chavhan, alleging therein that on 11/11/2025 at around 08:30
pm, when he was taking the walk near home, at that time, the applicant and one Aman Adsul came on motorcycle and they were riding motorcycle rashly in the thick lane. The informant caution the applicant to slow down the motorcycle in the crowded place.
Enraged applicant raised quarrel with the informant and hacked him with sickle on his head and shoulder. When the informant tried to rescue himself, at that time, the applicant hacked sickle on his back. Thereafter, the informant went to home and later on, he was rushed to the Sassoon Hospital. On the basis of aforesaid allegation, above crime is registered.”
4.
Perusal of the record shows that even as per the prosecution case, the incident has happened on a spur of moment as the First
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Informant told the accused to drive slowly. However, the Applicant has also used weapon and there is one injury of grievous in nature.
5.
Learned counsel appearing for the Applicant tenders copy of the affidavit executed by the First Informant giving no objection for grant of anticipatory bail application as they are staying in the same locality and the F.I.R. has been lodged due to misunderstanding.
6.
In any case, perusal of record shows that the incident has taken place on a spur of moment. Charge-sheet is also filed.
7.
Accordingly, a case is made out for grant of anticipatory bail.
As there are antecedents, stringent conditions are required to be imposed. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of by passing the following order :-
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O R D E R
(a) In the event of arrest of the Applicant-Sonya @ Sunny Vijay Vaydande, in connection with C.R. No. 214 of 2025 registered with Market Yard Police Station, Pune City, the Applicant is directed to be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 30,000/-, with one or two solvent sureties in the like amount.
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(b) The Applicant shall attend the concerned Police Station once in 15 days on 1st and 3rd Monday between 11:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. and shall cooperate with the investigation.
(c) The Applicant shall furnish his cell phone number and residential address to the Investigating Officer and shall keep the same updated, in case of any change thereto.
(d) The Applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such a person from disclosing the facts to the Court or to any Police personnel.
(e) The Applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence and shall not contact or influence the Complainant or any witness in any manner.
8. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of accordingly. [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]