Bombay High Court
AKASH ATMARAM DHANGARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Disposal
- Withdrawn
Holding
The court permitted withdrawal of the bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application after one year, disposing the pending criminal application.
Summary
Akash Atmaram Dhangar applied for bail in a criminal case. The court, after reviewing the charge sheet, expressed disinclination to grant bail. On the applicant's request, the court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application, granting liberty to file a fresh bail application after one year if the trial does not progress substantially. The withdrawn bail application was disposed of, and the pending criminal application No. 3415 of 2026 was also disposed. Any fresh bail application filed later will be decided on its merits according to law.
Issues considered
- Whether the bail application can be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application after a specified period
- Whether the court may dispose of the pending criminal application alongside the bail application
Subjects
- bail
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- trial delay
- court discretion
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:41983
936ba1576-26
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
936 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1576 OF 2026
Akash Atmaram Dhangar
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra
...
Mr. Shaikh Mohammad Naseer A, Advocate for the Applicant
Ms. A. S. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent-State
WITH
CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3415 OF 2026
IN BA/1576/2026
Ganeshgir Jivangir Gosavi
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
…
Mr. Sagar P. Mahale, Advocate for the Applicant/informant
CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
Dated : 8th September, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Heard learned Advocate for the applicant, learned APP for the
State and learned Advocate for the informant, briefly. With the
assistance of the learned counsel, I have perused the entire charge-
sheet. Upon showing my disinclination to allow the application, the
learned Advocate for the applicant, on instructions, seeks withdrawal of
the application with liberty to file fresh bail application after a period of
one year from today, in case the trial does not progress substantially.
2. Liberty as prayed is granted. The bail application is disposed
of as withdrawn.
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3. In case the applicant prefers the fresh bail application before
the trial court, the same be decided on its own merits, in accordance
with law.
4. Pending Criminal Application No. 3415 of 2026 also stands
disposed of.
(HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.)
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