Bombay High Court

AKSHAY RAMESH KAMATEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: SACHIN SHIVAJIRAO DESHMUKH

Holding

The bail application was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to re‑apply if the trial is delayed beyond one year.

Summary

The applicant, Akshay Ramesh Kamate, filed a criminal bail application before the Bombay High Court. He later sought leave to withdraw the bail application, requesting that he be allowed to approach the Court again if the trial does not progress within one year. The Court, after hearing counsel, granted the leave to withdraw and gave the applicant liberty to re‑apply should the trial be delayed beyond a year. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed as withdrawn. No substantive discussion on bail merits was made.

Issues considered

Whether the Court may grant leave to withdraw a bail application.
Whether the applicant can be given liberty to re‑apply if the trial does not progress within one year.

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
criminal procedure
trial delay
court liberty

Judgment

                                                       35-BA-3762-2025 (CR).doc




              IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                      CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

                     CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

               CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3762 OF 2025

Akshay Ramesh Kamate                                            ...Applicant
      Versus
The State Of Maharashtra                                       ...Respondent

                                  …..
Adv. Rugwed R. Kinkar a/w Adv. Aditya Sonawane, for Applicant.
Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for the Respondent-State.
                                 …..


                                    CORAM : SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.


                                    DATE     :   4th MARCH, 2026.
P.C:

1.         The learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks leave

to withdraw the application, however, with liberty to approach this

Court in the event trial does not progress after one year. Leave granted.

2.         The bail application stands dismissed as withdrawn with

aforesaid liberty.



                                             [SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.]




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