Bombay High Court
SATISH SHAHAJI LANDGEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court allowed the anticipatory bail applications to be withdrawn and disposed of the matters.
Summary
Satish Shahaji Landge and Pritam @ Kava Papan Landage filed anticipatory bail applications before the Bombay High Court. The State's Additional Public Prosecutor noted that the applicants had not disclosed their antecedents. On this basis, the counsel for the applicants sought to withdraw the applications. The Court, after noting the withdrawal request, allowed the anticipatory bail applications to be withdrawn with leave and disposed of the matters. The judgment expressly states that the merits of the bail applications were not considered and all contentions remain open.
Issues considered
- What is the procedure for withdrawing an anticipatory bail application?
- Does the failure to disclose antecedents affect the court's consideration of anticipatory bail?
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal of application
- criminal procedure
- disclosure of antecedents
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
19 ABA-1914-2026.DOC
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1914 OF 2026
Satish Shahaji Landge …Applicant
Vs.
State of Maharashtra …Respondent
WITH
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1780 OF 2026
Pritam @ Kava Papan Landage …Applicant
Vs.
State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Ms. Ekta Patil i/b Prashant Hagare, for the Applicant in ABA-1914-
2026.
Ms.Sandhya Mailagir i/b Rekha Musale in ABA-1780-2026.
Mr. Ranjeet M. Pawar, for the First Informant.
APP Mayur Sonavane, APP for the Respondent-State.
API Vikram Pawar, Baramati Taluka Police Station, Pune Rural.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 24th AUGUST, 2026
P. C.:
1. At the outset, Mr. Sonavane, learned APP states that each of
the Applicant has not disclosed the antecedents.
2. In view of the above statement made by the learned APP,
learned counsel appearing for the respective Applicants, on
instructions, seeks withdrawal of the Application.
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3. Accordingly, Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed to be
withdrawn with leave as aforesaid and disposed of as such.
4. It is clarified that this Court has not considered the merits of
the matter and all contentions of the parties are expressly kept
open.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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