Bombay High Court

SARJERAO SOMNATH LOKAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Rejected
Bench: MEHROZ ASHRAF KHAN PATHAN

Holding

An anticipatory bail application is liable to be dismissed for non-prosecution where the applicant remains absent and unrepresented for successive dates.

Summary

This is an anticipatory bail application filed by Sarjerao Somnath Lokare against the State of Maharashtra. The application was listed before the Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, on 18th November 2025. When the matter was called, none appeared for the applicant. The Court noted that the applicant had remained absent for the last four dates. Counsel for the intervenor and the Additional Public Prosecutor for the State were heard. The Court therefore dismissed the application for non-prosecution. No adjudication on the merits of the anticipatory bail plea was undertaken.

Issues considered

Whether the anticipatory bail application can be proceeded with or entertained when the applicant remains absent and unrepresented on successive dates?

Subjects

Anticipatory Bail
Non-Prosecution
Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction
Absence of Applicant
Dismissal

Judgment

132-ABA-843-2025 (CR).DOC

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

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 843 OF 2025

Sarjerao Somnath Lokare ...Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent
…..
None for Applicant.
Mr. A. S. Shalgaonkar, APP for the Respondent-State.
Ms. Vedantika Naik a/w Mr. Ravindra Kadam, for the Intervenor.
Mr. Nilesh Tara, API, Karad City Police Station – present.
…..

CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 18th NOVEMBER, 2025
P.C.

1. None present for the Applicant.

2. Heard learned counsel for Intervenor and learned APP for

the Respondent-State.

3. It appears that for last four dates, none present for the

Applicant. The Application is dismissed for non-prosecution.

(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)

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signed by
SAJAKALI
SAJAKALI LIYAKAT
LIYAKAT JAMADAR
JAMADAR Date:
2025.11.19
20:14:50
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