Bombay High Court
SANJAY SHANKAR KALEKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- N R BORKAR
Holding
An anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn by the applicant with liberty to file a fresh application.
Summary
Sanjay Shankar Kalekar filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court. The applicant's counsel sought to withdraw the application because the criminal antecedents of the applicant were not disclosed in the filing. The court considered whether the application could be withdrawn and whether the applicant could be given liberty to file a fresh application. It held that the applicant may withdraw the anticipatory bail application and be permitted to file a fresh one. Consequently, the application was disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application.
Issues considered
- What is the procedure for withdrawing an anticipatory bail application?
- Can the applicant be granted liberty to file a fresh anticipatory bail application after withdrawal?
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
1 110-ABA 530-26.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.530 OF 2026
Sanjay Shankar Kalekar … Applicant
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
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Mr. Sohail Ahmed for the Applicant.
Mrs. Shilpa G. Talhar, APP for the Respondent-State.
PSI Sathe, Dadar PS is present.
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CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J.
DATE : 04TH MARCH 2026
P.C. :
Digitally
signed by
MUGDHA 1. Mentioned out of turn.
MUGDHA MANOJ
MANOJ PARANJAPE
PARANJAPE Date:
2026.03.04
18:25:19
+0530
2. As the criminal antecedents against the present Applicant are not
disclosed in the present Application, Learned Counsel for the Applicant
seeks leave to withdraw the present Application with liberty to file a fresh
application.
3. The Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of as withdrawn with
liberty as sought.
(N.R. BORKAR, J.)
Mugdha 1 of 1
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