Bombay High Court

BALRAJ SHIVRAM CHONDE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: DISMISSED

Holding

The anticipatory bail application was dismissed as infructuous.

Summary

Balraj Shivram Chonde and another filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. While the application was pending, both applicants were arrested and subsequently released on regular bail. The State of Maharashtra, through advocate P. J. Bharad, informed the court of these developments. The court recorded the statement and noted that the anticipatory bail application had become moot. Consequently, the court dismissed the application as infructuous.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate course of action when an anticipatory bail application becomes moot due to the applicant's arrest and subsequent regular bail?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
regular bail
bail application
mootness
criminal procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:41817
                                                                      920-ABA-1088-2026.odt



                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                        920 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1088 OF 2026

                               Balraj Shivram Chonde And Another
                                             VERSUS
                                     The State Of Maharashtra
                                                …..
          Mr. P. J. Bharad, APP for Respondent – State.
                                                …..

                                                            CORAM : R.M. JOSHI, J
                                                            DATE  : SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

          P. C. :

          1.        None for the Applicant.

          2.        Learned APP, on instructions, makes a statement that both the

          applicants have been arrested and in fact are released on regular bail.

          3.        The written instructions are taken on record and marked “X” for

          identification.

          4.        In view of the above, nothing survives in the application. The

          application is dismissed as infructuous.




                                                               (R. M. JOSHI, J.)




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          Kiran Kawre

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