Bombay High Court

ROHIT MOHAN LATUREversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The bail application is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the applicant to approach the trial court afresh.

Summary

The applicant, Rohit Mohan Lature, filed a bail application which was pending when the charge-sheet was filed. The applicant's counsel sought to withdraw the bail application, requesting liberty to approach the trial court afresh with the charge-sheet. The court accepted the withdrawal and disposed of the application as withdrawn, granting the requested liberty. The court further directed that any fresh bail application filed before the trial court be considered in accordance with law. No substantive legal issues were adjudicated beyond the procedural withdrawal.

Issues considered

Whether a bail application pending before the High Court can be withdrawn after the filing of a charge-sheet
Whether the applicant should be granted liberty to file a fresh bail application before the trial court

Subjects

bail
charge-sheet
withdrawal
trial court
procedural liberty

Judgment

                                                            1                        P4BA.1653.2026.odt

                                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                               BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1653 OF 2026

                             Rohit Mohan Lature                                       ...Applicant
                                   Versus
                             The State of Maharashtra.                                ...Respondent

                                                                .....
                             Mr. S. V. Gundre – Advocate for the Applicant
                             Mrs. Ashlesha S. Deshmukh – APP for the State
                                                                .....

                                                       CORAM :     HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.

                                                       DATED :     31ST AUGUST, 2026


                             PER COURT :

                             1.           Not on board. Taken on board.

                             2.           The learned Advocate for the Applicant submits that, during
                             the pendency of the Application, the charge-sheet has been filed. He has
                             instructions to withdraw the Application, with liberty to approach the
                             learned Trial Court afresh.

                             3.           The Application stands disposed of as withdrawn, with
                             liberty as prayed for.

                             4.           In the event that the Applicant prefers a fresh application
                             along with the charge-sheet before the learned Trial Court, the learned
                             Trial Court shall consider the same in accordance with law.



                                                                    [ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ]
                                                                             JUDGE

                             SG Punde




Signed by: Sandeep Gulabrao Punde
Designation: PS To Honourable Judge
Date: 02/09/2026 19:14:03

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