Ponda: The additional district and sessions court at Ponda on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail applications of Shiroda assault accused Mandar Prabhu and Yogesh Naik.
Anticipating arrest by the police, the accused had sought anticipatory bail. However, public prosecutor Satyawan Raut Dessai objected and pleaded that the accused cannot be granted bail as they are required for custodial interrogations.
Considering the arguments made by Dessai, additional district judge Bela Naik rejected the bail pleas.
Mandar, a resident of Torla-Shiroda, and Yogesh, a resident of Vazem-Shiroda in Ponda taluka, had allegedly assaulted Pritesh Naik, 26, a resident of Vazem with beer bottles near Shiroda market on the evening of January 3.
According to Ponda police records, there was previous enmity between the victim and the accused.
Pritesh was severely injured following the sudden attack, police said. Based on the complaint lodged by the victim, police had booked them under several sections of the Indian Penal Code.
After undergoing treatment, by a supplementary application, Pritesh had informed the police that at the time of the incident, while Mandar had pointed a gun to his abdomen, Yogesh was wielding a knife and threatened him with dire consequences.
Following the supplementary application, police added more charges under the Indian Arms Act. The accused were not present in court when the order was pronounced, said Dessai.
Anticipating arrest, the accused had sought anticipatory bail. However, public prosecutor objected and pleaded that the accused cannot be granted bail