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Narendra Dabholkar Murder: SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Bail Granted to Accused

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the daughter of slain Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar challenging the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to an accused in the case. Dabholkar, who fought against superstition, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Pune on August 20, 2013.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and SVN Bhatti said the high court has passed a reasoned order while granting bail to the accused in the matter.

“We find no reason to entertain this appeal. Dismissed,” the bench said.

Senior advocate Anand Grover, appearing for Mukta Dabholkar, submitted that this is a serious case. During forensic examination in the case, one of the witnesses confessed that the accused was involved.

The Apex Court highlighted that the High Court has found that the statement given by the co-accused does not match. Moreover, the accused is out on bail since May 6, 2021.

Mukta had approached the top court against May 6, 2021 order of the Bombay High Court which had granted bail to Vikram Bhave, an accused in the case of killing of Dabholkar. The High Court had said the material placed by the CBI “does not appear to show reasonable grounds to conclude that the accusations levelled against Bhave can be said to be prima facie true.”

Bhave was accused of helping two other accused — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar — who allegedly shot Dabholkar on August 20, 2013 in Pune, with a recce of the spot and escape route after the crime. Subsequently, Bhave was arrested along with advocate Sanjeev Punalekar on May 25, 2019 by the CBI, based on a statement given by Kalaskar. Additionally, Punalekar was granted bail by the sessions court in Pune in June 2019.

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