Bombay High Court
SANJAY BHIMRAO BARAVKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court disposed of the anticipatory bail application by directing the pending regular bail application to be decided within fifteen days, without expressing any view on the merits.
Summary
The applicant, Sanjay Bhimrao Baravkar, filed an anticipatory bail application alleging a medical emergency while a regular criminal bail application (No. 608 of 2026) was pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati. The respondent, State of Maharashtra, highlighted that the regular bail application was already scheduled for hearing on 5 September 2026. The court noted the overlap and, without addressing the merits of the bail request, directed the Additional Sessions Judge to dispose of the pending bail application within fifteen days. No substantive opinion on the applicant’s claim was expressed, and all parties' contentions remain open. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was disposed of procedurally.
Issues considered
- What procedural steps should be taken when an anticipatory bail application is filed during the pendency of a regular bail application?
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- criminal bail
- procedural direction
- medical emergency
- high court
Judgment
930-ABA-2512-2026.DOC
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2512 OF 2026
Sanjay Bhimrao Baravkar …Applicant
Vs.
State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Mr. Gaurav D. Kakade a/w. Mr. Pradip Naik, for the Applicant.
Mr.S.V. Walve, APP for the Respondent No.2-State.
PSI Rupesh Kadam, Daund Police Station, Pune Rural.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 3rd SEPTEMBER, 2026
P. C.:
1. At the outset, Mr. Walve, learned APP points that the
application filed before the learned Additional Sessions Judge,
Baramati bearing Criminal Bail Application No. 608 of 2026 is
pending before the Sessions Court and the Petitioner has filed this
Anticipatory Bail Application during the pendency of the said
Criminal Bail Application No. 608 of 2026.
2. Learned counsel appearing for the Applicant submitted that
as there is medical emergency, this application is filed. However, it
appears that Criminal Bail Application No. 608 of 2026 filed before
the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati is scheduled to be
listed on 5th September 2026.
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3. Accordingly, this Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of
by requesting learned Additional Sessions Judge, Baramati to
dispose of Criminal Bail Application No. 608 of 2026 within a
period of fifteen days from today.
4. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion
on the merits of the case. All contentions of the parties are
expressly kept open.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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