Bombay High Court
PRATIMA AMIT BHATIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Allowed To be withdrawn
Holding
The Court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and permitted the applicant to file a fresh application with full disclosure of antecedents.
Summary
The applicant, Pratima Amit Bhati, filed an anticipatory bail application which the respondent's counsel highlighted omitted certain antecedent facts. The respondent argued that these undisclosed antecedents should be considered. The applicant's counsel then sought to withdraw the existing anticipatory bail application and requested permission to file a fresh one disclosing all antecedents. The Court permitted the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application and granted liberty to file a new application with full disclosure. The Court expressly stated that it had not examined the merits of the bail claim and left all substantive issues open for future consideration.
Issues considered
- Whether an anticipatory bail application can be withdrawn upon the applicant's request.
- Whether the applicant must disclose all antecedent facts in the anticipatory bail application.
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- bail
- antecedents
Judgment
902 ABA-2527-2026.DOC
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2527 OF 2026
Pratima Amit Bhati …Applicant
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Mr. Swaraj Thorat i/b Mr. Sumit Chaudhary, for the Applicant.
Ms. M.R. Tidke, APP for the Respondent-State.
PI Pathan, Unit 7, Crime Branch, Pune City.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 17th SEPTEMBER, 2026
P. C.:
1. At the outset, Ms Tidke, learned APP states that there are
antecedents against the Applicant which are not mentioned in the
anticipatory bail application.
2. In view of the said submission made by Ms. Tidke, learned
APP, Mr. Thorat, learned counsel appearing for the Applicant seeks
withdrawal of this anticipatory bail application with liberty to file
fresh anticipatory bail application by disclosing particulars of all
the antecedents.
3. Accordingly, the Anticipatory Bail Application is allowed to
be withdrawn with liberty as sought.
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4. It is clarified that this court has not considered merits and all
contentions of the parties are expressly kept open.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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