Bombay High Court

GAURESH ASHOK RAJBHARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 11 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court granted leave to withdraw the bail application and ordered it disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Gauresh Ashok Rajbhar filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court. After the charge-sheet was filed, his counsel, Ms. Priti Jain, sought leave to withdraw the bail application and requested liberty to file a fresh application before the trial court. The Court, after considering the request, granted leave and liberty to withdraw. It ordered that the bail application stand disposed of as withdrawn and clarified that the matter was not heard on its merits. No substantive discussion on bail merits was undertaken.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure for withdrawing a bail application after a charge-sheet has been filed?

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
charge-sheet
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

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JANARDHAN
Digitally signed by        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
WAKLE MANOJ
JANARDHAN                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Date: 2026.09.11
19:20:14 +0530
                              CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2873 OF 2026
                      Gauresh Ashok Rajbhar                                 …Applicant
                              V/s.
                      The State of Maharashtra                              …Respondent


                      Ms. Priti Jain a/w Adv. Shrishti Singh i/by Adv. Madan Gupta, for
                      the Applicant.
                      Mr. V.A. Kulkarni, APP for the Respondent-State.


                                                CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                                                DATED : 11th SEPTEMBER, 2026
                      P.C. :-

                      1.      Ms. Jain, learned Counsel for the Applicant, on instructions,
                      seeks leave to withdraw the aforesaid Application with liberty to file
                      fresh Bail Application before the trial Court, on the ground of filing
                      of charge-sheet.

                      2.      Leave and liberty to withdraw is granted.

                      3.      Application stands disposed of as withdrawn.

                      4.      It is made clear that this Application is not heard on merits.



                                                       (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)




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