Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Rupali Pawar approved regular bail for Anant Garje on February 23, with a detailed order yet to be issued.
- Bail conditions prohibit any inducement or threats to witnesses and require attendance at proceedings and cooperation with investigators.
- Dr Gauri Palve, 28, a KEM Hospital dentist, was found dead at the couple’s Worli flat on November 22, 2025; Worli police registered an FIR under BNS sections and arrested Garje after he surrendered on November 23.
- Police and prosecution cite allegations of harassment, discovery of an extramarital affair, injury marks observed by her father, and an alleged threatening voice clip, with the case under an SIT probe.
- Garje denies wrongdoing, arguing the FIR reflects emotional distress and lacks direct instigation evidence, and the court noted the bail order does not address the merits.