Bombay High Court
PRAJVAL ALIAS GAJYA PRAKASH NAYDUversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- Allowed
Holding
The Court held that leave to amend the prayer clause is granted and the typographical error in the operative order must be corrected.
Summary
The applicant, Prajval alias Gajya Prakash Naydu, filed a criminal bail application. His counsel sought leave to amend the prayer clause of the application and to be heard on the minutes of an order dated 18/03/2026. The Court granted leave for the amendment to be made immediately. The counsel also pointed out a typographical error in paragraph 1 and clause II of the operative order, where the case reference was incorrectly printed as ‘C.R. No. 38/2025’ instead of ‘C.R. No. 85/2025’. The Court ordered that the necessary corrections be effected. Consequently, the application for amendment was allowed and the clerical mistake was rectified.
Issues considered
- Whether leave can be granted to amend the prayer clause in a criminal bail application.
- Whether a typographical error in the operative order can be corrected by the Court.
Subjects
- bail
- amendment
- typographical error
- criminal procedure
- High Court
Judgment
191-26-ba.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 191 OF 2026
Prajval Alias Gajya Prakash Naydu
Vs.
The State of Maharashtra and anr
Mr. Vikram Patil, advocate for the applicant
CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.
DATE : 25th MARCH, 2026.
P. C. :
1. Not on board. Taken on board.
2. Learned counsel for the applicant seeks leave to amend the
prayer clause and prays for speaking to minutes of order dated
18/03/2026.
3. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is a
typographical error in paragraph no. 1 and in clause II of operative
IRESH
MASHAL
order as inadvertently ‘C.R. No. 38/2025’ is typed instead of ‘C.R.
Digitally signed
by IRESH
MASHAL
Date:
2026.03.26
No. 85/2025’.
18:59:38
+0530
5. Accordingly, necessary corrections be carried out in paragraph
no. 1 and clause II of operative order.
[SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.]
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