Bombay High Court

SNEHALI SACHIN PANCHALversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 30 April 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N JAMADAR

Holding

The High Court allowed the applicant to withdraw the application and directed that any subsequent bail application be decided by the Special Judge in accordance with law and the Supreme Court precedent.

Summary

The applicant, Snehali Sachin Panchal, filed an application before the High Court seeking bail. The applicant's counsel subsequently requested leave to withdraw the application. The Court entertained the request and directed that if the applicant appears before the Special Judge, any bail application should be decided on its merits in accordance with law, referring to the Supreme Court decision in Gajanan Dattatray Gore v. State of Maharashtra. The Court therefore allowed the withdrawal of the application and placed the bail matter before the Special Judge. The order emphasizes adherence to the Supreme Court precedent when considering bail.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may withdraw the bail application before the High Court
How the Special Judge should decide a subsequent bail application in light of the Supreme Court decision in Gajanan Dattatray Gore v. State of Maharashtra

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
Supreme Court precedent
Special Judge

Judgment

                                                       9 APL 766-26.DOC

        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
              CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                    APPLICATION NO. 766 OF 2026


Snehali Sachin Panchal                                 ..Applicant
      Versus
State of Maharashtra & anr.                        …Respondents

Mr. V P Kakade a/w Mrunal Jadhav, for the Applicant.
Mr. P P Malshe, APP for the Respondent – State.
PSI – Jambhele, Mira Road P.S., present.

                           CORAM :       N. J. JAMADAR, J.
                           DATE    :     30th APRIL 2026

P.C.:

1.      Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant.

2.      Mr. Kakade, the learned Counsel for the applicant, on

instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the application.

3.      In the event the applicant either appears or is produced

before the learned Special Judge, pursuant to the warrant

issued by the learned Special Judge, and applies for bail, the

learned Special Judge is requested to decide such bail

application on its own merits and in accordance with law,

keeping in view the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of

Gajanan Dattatray Gore Vs. The State of Maharashtra & anr1.


                                          [N. J. JAMADAR, J.]

1       2025 INSC 913


SAINATH, PA                        1/1

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