Bombay High Court
VINOD ALIAS RAVAN SHAVARAPPA GAIKWADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.
- Disposal
- Disposed off as Withdrawn
Holding
The bail application was disposed of as withdrawn upon the Court's permission.
Summary
The applicant, Vinod Gaikwad, had been in custody since 12 November 2025 and filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. After hearing, the Court expressed no inclination to grant bail. Counsel for the applicant, Mr. Anant Vadgaonkar, on behalf of Mr. Abhijit Kadam, sought permission to withdraw the bail application. The Court granted permission, and the application was disposed of as withdrawn. However, the Court directed that the applicant may file a fresh bail application after six months if the trial shows no substantial progress and the applicant is not responsible for any delay.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate relief, if any, in a bail application where the Court is not inclined to grant bail?
- Is the withdrawal of a bail application permissible at the request of counsel?
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- withdrawal of application
- custody
- trial delay
Judgment
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34-BA-365-2026 (CR).DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL BAIL APPLN. NO. 365 OF 2026
Vinod Alias Ravan Shavarappa Gaikwad …...Applicant
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Anr. …...Respondents
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Mr. Anant Vadgaonkar a/w Mr. Ashish A. Chavan h/f Mr. Abhijit B. Kadam,
for Applicant.
Digitally
signed by
Dr. A. A. Takalkar, APP, for the Respondent-State.
SHANTANU
SHANTANU SHANKARSA
SHANKARSA DHUDUM
DHUDUM Date:
2026.07.23
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14:13:23
+0530
CORAM : MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J.
DATE : 22th JULY, 2026.
P.C.
1. After hearing for sometime, as this Court was not inclined to
grant any relief to the Applicant, the learned counsel Mr. Anant
Vadgaonkar holding for Mr. Abhijit Kadam, for the Applicant, upon
instructions, seeks permission to withdraw the application.
2. Permission is granted.
3. The application stands disposed off as withdrawn.
4. However, considering that the Applicant has been in custody
since 12/11/2025, liberty is granted to the Applicant to approach this
Court afresh after a period of six months, if there is no substantial progress
in the trial and provided that the Applicant is not responsible for the delay
in the trial.
( MEHROZ K. PATHAN, J.)
Shantanu S. Dhudum
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