Bombay High Court

SUSHMA SURESHKUMAR RAOversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 27 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: NEELA KEDAR GOKHALE

Holding

The Court held that the applicant may withdraw the present bail application and is permitted to file a fresh bail application before the trial court.

Summary

The applicant, Sushma Sureshkumar Rao, filed a bail application in the High Court of Bombay. After the charge-sheet was filed in the underlying criminal case, the applicant sought the Court's permission to withdraw the pending bail application and to file a fresh bail application before the trial court. The learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Afsar Ansari, made this request. The Court, after noting the request, granted permission to withdraw the present bail application and allowed the applicant liberty to file a new application before the trial court. Consequently, the bail application was formally disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may be permitted to withdraw a pending bail application and file a fresh bail application before the trial court after the charge-sheet has been filed

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
high court
charge-sheet

Judgment

Prasad Rajput
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        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
              CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                 BAIL APPLICATION NO.128 OF 2026


Sushma Sureshkumar Rao                                       …Applicant
      Versus
State of Maharashtra                                         …Respondent


Mr. Afsar Ansari i/by Shambhu Jha, for the Applicant.
Ms. Poonam P. Bhosale, APP for the Respondent - State.


                        CORAM              DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.
                        DATED:             27TH FEBRUARY 2026
PC:-


1.              Not   on      Board.        On      Mentioning,     taken   on

Production Board.



2.              Mr.   Afsar    Ansari,         learned    counsel    for    the

Applicant, seeks permission to withdraw the present Bail

Application with liberty to file a fresh bail application before

the Trial Court as the charge-sheet has been filed in the

matter. Permission is granted with the aforesaid liberty.




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3.              Bail application is disposed of as withdrawn.




                                                  (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J)




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