Bombay High Court

KULDEEP MANOHAR GHANTEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The Court dismissed the anticipatory bail application as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Kuldeep Manohar Ghante, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, seeking protection under the Criminal Procedure Code. The State of Maharashtra opposed the application. After hearing arguments from both sides, the Court indicated a disinclination to grant the bail. The petitioner’s counsel subsequently moved to withdraw the application. The Court accepted the withdrawal and dismissed the application as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the bail request were adjudicated.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
Criminal Procedure Code
Section 438
bail application
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37563




                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                     928 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 774 OF 2026

                                  KULDEEP MANOHAR GHANTE
                                              VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
                                                 ...
           Mr. Ganesh J. Kore, Advocate for Applicant
           Mr. S. B. Narwade, APP for the Respondent/State

                                                      CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
                                                      DATED    : 20th AUGUST, 2026

           PER COURT :-

           1.    After hearing learned Advocates for both sides and when this Court has

           shown disinclination to grant relief to the applicant, learned Advocate for the

           applicant seeks withdrawal of the application.

           2.    In view of this, application stand dismissed as withdrawn.




                                                                ( R. M. JOSHI, J.)
           ssp




           928 ABA 774.2026.odt                                                      1 of 1

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