Bombay High Court

MANJULABAI ALIAS MANJU MILIND SALVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The bail application is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh application before the trial court.

Summary

Manjulabai (alias Manju) Milind Salve applied for bail before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. During the pendency of the bail application, the prosecution filed a charge-sheet, and the applicant's counsel sought to withdraw the bail application with permission to file a fresh application before the trial court, attaching the charge-sheet. The Court granted permission to withdraw the bail application, allowing the applicant to file a fresh application before the trial court. The Court directed that any fresh application would be decided on its merits by the trial court. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a bail application can be withdrawn after the filing of a charge-sheet and with liberty to file a fresh application before the trial court.

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
charge-sheet
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:38139
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                                                                      951-BA-1384-2026

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1384 OF 2026

                          MANJULABAI ALIAS MANJU MILIND SALVE
                                         VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

                                              ......
              Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Bhaktraj Laxmanrao Patil
              APP for Respondent - State : Mr. K. K. Naik
                                              .....

                                            CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
                                            DATED : 20th AUGUST 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.           Learned Advocate appearing for applicants submits
              that, during pendency of present application, charge-sheet has
              been filed and therefore he has instructions to withdraw the
              present application with liberty to file a fresh application before the
              learned Trial Court.

              2.           Permission to withdraw is granted with liberty to file a
              fresh application before the learned Trial Court along with copy of
              charge-sheet.


              3.           In case, such an application is filed, the Trial Court shall
              decide the same, on its own merits.


              4.           Bail application is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty
              as prayed.

                                                       (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR)
                                                              JUDGE
              Tandale

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