Bombay High Court

SAHAJI BALASAHEB IRKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Sahaji Balasaheb Irkar, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking protection from arrest. The State of Maharashtra opposed the application, and the court, after hearing counsel for both sides, expressed a disinclination to grant any relief. On the instructions of the petitioner’s counsel, the application was withdrawn. Consequently, the court dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn. No substantive discussion on the merits of the bail request was undertaken. The order reflects procedural termination of the application without adjudicating the underlying criminal allegations.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate judicial response when an anticipatory bail application is withdrawn by the applicant?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
high court
procedural dismissal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40184
                                                                      935-ABA-1656-2026.odt



                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     935 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1656 OF 2026

                                       Sahaji Balasaheb Irkar
                                              VERSUS
                               The State Of Maharashtra And Another

          Mr. R. R. Karpe, Advocate for Applicant
          Mr. A. R. Kale, APP for Respondents/State
          Mr. R. B. Deshpande, Advocate for Informant

                                                            CORAM :R.M. JOSHI, J
                                                            DATE  :SEPTEMBER 03, 2026

          P. C. :

          1.             After hearing learned Counsels for both sides and when this

          Court has shown its disinclination to grant any relief to Applicant, learned

          Counsel for the Applicant, on instructions, seeks withdrawal of the

          Application.


          2.             In view of above, Application stands dismissed as withdrawn.


                                                               (R. M. JOSHI, J.)
          Malani




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