Bombay High Court

PANDURANG SUDAM SHRAVANEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The court disposed of the bail application as withdrawn, granting the applicant liberty to file a fresh application after eight months if the trial shows no substantial progress.

Summary

The applicant, Pandurang Sudam Shravane, filed a bail application in the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. The trial court had adjourned the proceedings to 22 September 2026 for framing of charge, and the applicant sought liberty to withdraw the bail application and re‑file it if the trial did not progress substantially. The learned judge noted the court’s earlier reluctance to grant bail on merits and considered the applicant’s request for a future opportunity to seek bail. Balancing the pending charge‑framing and the possibility of delay, the judge granted liberty to file a fresh bail application after eight months, subject to the trial’s progress. The bail application was consequently disposed of as withdrawn with the stipulated liberty.

Issues considered

Whether the bail application should be entertained at this stage of the trial
Whether the applicant should be granted liberty to re‑file a bail application if the trial does not progress substantially

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
liberty to re‑apply
trial delay
charge framing

Judgment

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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

               929 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1131 OF 2026

                      Pandurang Sudam Shravane
                                VERSUS
                       The State Of Maharashtra
                                    ...
Mr. Satej S. Jadhav h/for Mr. S. D. Nagode, Advocate for the Applicant
Mr. S. V. Hange, APP for the Respondent-State


                        CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
                          Dated : 8th September, 2026
PER COURT :-

1.       In continuation of the order passed on 07.09.2026,             the

learned counsel appearing for the applicant, upon instructions, submits

that the trial court proceedings have now been adjourned to

22.09.2026 for hearing before the charge. He further, on instructions,

submits that as this court has expressed its disinclination to allow the

application on merits, he has instructions to withdraw the application

with liberty to file afresh application within a period of six weeks from

today, in case there is no substantial progress in the trial.


2.       The APP submits that       as the matter is already posted for

framing of charge and the trial is likely to start, this Court may grant

liberty, after a period of one year, if the trial is not substantially

progressed.


3.       Taking into consideration that the matter is posted for hearing



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           before charge, I am inclined to grant liberty to the applicant to file

           afresh application before the learned trial court after a period of eight

           months, in case, there is no substantial progress in the trial.   In casr

           such an application is preferred, the learned trial court shall decided

           the same on its own merits.


           4.       The Bail Application stands disposed of as withdrawn with

           liberty as aforesaid.




                                                      (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.)
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