Bombay High Court
RAJU RAMBHAU MARGALEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SHIVKUMAR DIGE
Holding
The Court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application with liberty to file a fresh application if there is no substantive progress in the trial after five months.
Summary
Raju Rambhau Margale filed a criminal bail application before the High Court of Bombay. The trial was ongoing with only five witnesses remaining to be examined. The State counsel submitted that the trial was in progress. On behalf of the applicant, counsel sought leave to withdraw the bail application, reserving the right to file a fresh application if the trial did not make substantive progress within five months. The Court permitted the withdrawal with that liberty and ordered that all pending applications be disposed of. No statutory provisions or precedents were cited.
Issues considered
- Whether a bail application may be withdrawn with liberty to refile if the trial does not make substantive progress within a specified period
Subjects
- bail
- withdrawal of application
- criminal procedure
- trial progress
Judgment
62-BA-181-2026.doc
N.S.Kamble
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 181 OF 2026
Raju Rambhau Margale … Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra … Respondent
Digitally signed
NILAM by NILAM
SANTOSH
SANTOSH
KAMBLE
____________________________________________________________
KAMBLE Date: 2026.02.18
15:23:15 +0530
Mr.Satyavrat Joshi i/b Mr.Samay Pawar, for the Applicant.
Mr.P.P. Jadhav, APP for Respondent-State.
____________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 17th FEBRUARY 2026
P.C. :
. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP.
2. The learned APP submit that trial is in progress. Only five
witnesses are remain to be examined.
3. Considering the submissions of the APP, the learned counsel for
the Applicant, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw this Application with
liberty to file fresh Application, if there is no substantive progress in the trial
after five months.
4. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the
Applicant, the Application is allowed to be withdrawn with the aforesaid
liberty.
5. All pending Applications are disposed of.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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