Bombay High Court

KAVITA SUNIL KOKILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

Anticipatory bail applications stand disposed of as there is nothing left to entertain after the applicant's discharge.

Summary

The applicants filed anticipatory bail applications (Nos. 1482-1486 of 2025) before the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, seeking protection from arrest in pending criminal proceedings. While these applications were pending, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dhule, discharged the applicants in the trial court in RCC No. 634 of 2025 on 21 November 2025. The High Court noted the discharge order and recorded it for identification. Since the applicants were no longer under any accusation, the anticipatory bail relief sought became moot. Consequently, the Court held that there was nothing left to adjudicate and disposed of all the anticipatory bail applications. The order was pronounced by Justice R. M. Joshi on 18 August 2026.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail applications should continue when the applicant has been discharged by the trial court

Subjects

anticipatory bail
discharge
criminal procedure
bail jurisdiction
mootness

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37164




                                          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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