Bombay High Court

NIKHIL PRAVIN PATIL AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The Court dismissed the bail application as withdrawn, allowing a fresh application after the charge sheet is filed.

Summary

The petitioners Nikhil Pravin Patil and another applied for bail before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, in a criminal case against the State of Maharashtra. The learned counsel for the petitioners sought bail, while the State opposed. The Court, after hearing both sides, expressed disinclination to grant bail at this stage and allowed the petitioners to withdraw the application, granting them liberty to file a fresh bail application after the charge‑sheet is filed in the trial court. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed as withdrawn. The order permits a fresh application post‑charge‑sheet filing.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the petitioners at the pre‑charge‑sheet stage?

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
charge sheet
withdrawal
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:40564
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                                                                   946-BA-1677-2026

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1677 OF 2026

                            NIKHIL PRAVIN PATIL AND ANOTHER
                                         VERSUS
                               THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

                                              ......
              Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Harshal Prakash Randhir
              APP for Respondent - State : Mr. V. K. Kotecha
                                              ......

                                          CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
                                          DATED : 3rd SEPTEMBER 2026
              PER COURT :

              1.          After hearing learned Advocate for both the parties at

              length, this Court showed its disinclination to grant the application

              at this stage. Learned Advocate for the applicant, on instructions,

              seeks permission to withdraw the application with liberty to file a

              fresh application before the Trial Court after filing of the charge-

              sheet.



              2.          The application stands dismissed as withdrawn with

              liberty to file a fresh application after the charge-sheet is filed

              before the learned Trial Court.




                                                      (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR)
                                                             JUDGE


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