Man booked for forgery to help accused secure bail

Pune: An unidentified man has been booked on the charge of furnishing forged documents while standing surety for a 53-year-old accused in a Rs1.27-crore cheating case to secure a magisterial court’s bail order.The accused, Dharmesh Shah, was arrested on the charge of cheating. On August 7, a magisterial court ordered his release against $50,000 in surety and solvency.Sub-inspector Ajit Bade said, "The court's assistant superintendent Salim Shaikh (58) verified the documents like Aadhaar and PAN submitted by an unidentified man through a lawyer for securing bail for Shah. On finding that his name did not figure in the blacklisted names of sureties, Shaikh took an affidavit from the surety stating that the declaration given by him was true. He then submitted the documents before the court, and Shah was enlarged on bail."The officer said, "Later, the court sent the online copy of the 7/12 extract submitted by the surety to Maval tehsildar for verification. After the tehsildar sent notice to the property owner, Vijay Gopale, to find out if he had given surety to the accused, Gopale denied knowing the accused."Deccan Gymkhana police’s senior inspector Vipin Hasabnis said, "We will check the bail conditions and initiate a proposal to cancel Shah’s bail plea in view of the FIR lodged with the Shivajinagar police."

Rs 5-40L bank surety imposed on builders to ensure STPs

The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has imposed bank guarantees on builders in order to ensure that sewage treatment plants (STPs) in housing complexes are functioning properly. The bank guarantees, ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 40 lakh, will be forfeited if the STPs are found to be faulty. The amount will be used to repair the STPs. The bank guarantees will be required for builders constructing more than 25 units in housing complexes. The new slabs for bank guarantees have also been fixed for different industries and healthcare establishments.

HC reserves its order in Elgar accuseds bail plea

The Bombay High Court has reserved its decision on the bail plea of Mahesh Raut, a researcher accused in the Elgar Parishad case. Raut's lawyer argued for bail based on the precedent set by the granting of bail to other co-accused individuals. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) opposed the plea, stating that there was strong evidence linking Raut to terrorist activities. The court will pass its order on September 21 or 26. Raut has been in custody for over five years.

Supreme Court fumes at lower courts not granting bail

The Supreme Court of India expressed its frustration with lower courts and high courts for denying bail to accused individuals in cases involving minor offenses. The court stated that despite their orders to be more lenient in granting bail when custody is not necessary, many courts are not complying. The Supreme Court emphasized that a large number of cases that reach them should have been handled at lower courts and high courts, creating an unnecessary burden on the apex court. The court also highlighted the need for better court management and increasing the number of courts to share the workload.