Bombay High Court

SURENDRA VITTHAL ZAREGAONKARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Dismissed as Withdrawn

Holding

Leave to withdraw the anticipatory bail application was granted, and the application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Surendra Vitthal Zaregaonkar filed an anticipatory bail application seeking relief for alleged offences under Sections 3(5), 316(2), 318(4) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The applicant’s counsel initially sought a brief adjournment to take instructions. Subsequently, the counsel applied for leave to withdraw the anticipatory bail application, a request that was not opposed by the State. The Court, after noting the counsel’s statement, granted leave to withdraw the application. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the anticipatory bail application should be entertained or granted
Whether the applicant may be permitted to withdraw the anticipatory bail application

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 316(2), 318(4), 3(5), 351(2)

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Judgment

Digitally signed
by LAXMIKANT
LAXMIKANT GOPAL (2) ABA-462.26.DOCX
GOPAL CHANDAN
CHANDAN Date:
2026.08.18
18:52:32 +0530 lgc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.462 OF 2026

Surendra Vitthal Zaregaonkar : Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents.

______________________________________________________

Mr. Shashikant Sansare for the Applicant.
Mr. S. S. Choudhari, APP for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 – State.
______________________________________________________

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

DATED : 18 AUGUST 2026
PC:-

1. Heard Mr. Shashikant Sansare, learned Advocate for the
Applicant.

2. By the present Application, the Applicant has sought for the
following substantive relief :-

“(a) That, the present application for anticipatory
bail for the offences punishable under Sections 3(5),
316(2), 318(4) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023 in C. R. No.399/2026 may kindly be
allowed.”

3. After having heard the matter for some time, Mr. Shashikant
Sansare, learned Advocate for the Applicant, sought a pass over to
take instructions from the Applicant.

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(2) ABA-462.26.DOCX

4. After some time, at the request Mr. Shashikant Sansare,
learned Advocate for the Applicant, this Application is taken up for
hearing.

5. Mr. Shashikant Sansare, learned Advocate for the Applicant,
on instructions from the Applicant, seeks leave to withdraw this
Anticipatory Bail Application. This request is not opposed by Mr. S.
S. Choudhari, learned APP for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 – State.

6. In view of the statement made by Mr. Shashikant Sansare,
learned Advocate for the Applicant, leave is granted to withdraw
this Anticipatory Bail Application.

7. Criminal Anticipatory Bail Application No.462 of 2026 is
disposed of as withdrawn.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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