Bombay High Court

RUPESH VILAS AMRUTKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Anticipatory bail applications stand disposed of as the applicants were already discharged.

Summary

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, considered five anticipatory bail applications filed by Rupesh Vilas Amrutkar, Kalyani Anil Kadu, Hemlata Hemant Kubal, Durgesh Rajendra Chandurkar and Kavita Sunil Kokil against the State of Maharashtra. While the applications were pending, the trial court discharged all the applicants in RCC No. 634 of 2025 on 21 November 2025. The court noted that the purpose of anticipatory bail is to secure release pending trial, which became moot after discharge. Consequently, the court held that there was no longer any ground to entertain the anticipatory bail applications. The applications were therefore disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail applications remain maintainable after the accused have been discharged by the trial court?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
discharge
criminal procedure
bail
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37162




                                          1                          945 aba 1482.25

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1482 OF 2025

                        Rupesh Vilas Amrutkar                  ..   Applicant
                             Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and another   ..   Respondents

                                         WITH
                     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1483 OF 2025

                        Kalyani Anil Kadu                      ..   Applicant
                             Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and another   ..   Respondents

                                         WITH
                     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1484 OF 2025

                        Hemlata Hemant Kubal                   ..   Applicant
                             Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and another   ..   Respondents

                                         WITH
                     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1485 OF 2025

                        Durgesh Rajendra Chandurkar            ..   Applicant
                             Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and another   ..   Respondents

                                         WITH
                     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1486 OF 2025

                        Kavita Sunil Kokil                     ..   Applicant
                             Versus
                        The State of Maharashtra and another   ..   Respondents

                 Shri Suresh W. Munde, Advocate for the Applicant in all matters
                 Ms. P. J. Bharad, A.P.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in all
                 matters.
                           2                          945 aba 1482.25

                  CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
                   DATE : 18TH AUGUST, 2026.

ORDER :


.     It is informed to this Court that during the pendency of
application, applicants stood discharged by the Trial Court.
Photo copy of the order dated 21.11.2025 passed by the Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Dhule in R.C.C. No. 634 of 2025 is taken on
record and marked ‘X’ for identification.


2.    In view of this, nothing survives in the anticipatory bail
applications. Anticipatory bail applications stand disposed of.


                                            [ R. M. JOSHI, J. ]

bsb/Aug. 26

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