Bombay High Court
BIKAR JARNAL SINGHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SHIVKUMAR DIGE
Holding
The Court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application with liberty to file a fresh application after six months.
Summary
The applicant, Bikar Jarnal Singh, has been incarcerated for over five years and filed a criminal bail application. His counsel sought permission to withdraw the pending bail application and requested liberty to file a fresh application after six months if the trial shows no substantive progress. The Court considered the submission and allowed the withdrawal of the application with the specified liberty. It also ordered the disposal of all other pending applications. The Court directed that the applicant may file a new application before the same Court after the six‑month period.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant may withdraw the pending bail application and be granted liberty to file a fresh application after a stipulated period.
Subjects
- bail
- withdrawal of application
- criminal procedure
- liberty to reapply
- pending applications
Judgment
6-BA-4766-2024.doc
N.S.Kamble
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4766 OF 2024
Bikar Jarnal Singh … Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents
Digitally signed ________________________________________________________
NILAM by NILAM
SANTOSH
SANTOSH KAMBLE
KAMBLE Date: 2026.02.16
12:41:27 +0530 Ms.Maitrayee A. Gadhave, for the Applicant.
Ms.R.D. Humane, APP for Respondent-State.
Ms.Nasreen Ayubi, Appointed Advocate for Respondent No.2.
________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 12th FEBRUARY 2026
P.C. :
. Heard learned counsel for the Applicant, learned APP and
learned counsel for Respondent No.2.
2. The learned counsel for the Applicant submit that the
Applicant is behind bars for more than five years and two months. 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 six months.
3. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the
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Applicant, the Application is allowed to be withdrawn with the
aforesaid liberty.
4. All pending Applications are disposed of.
5. After six months, the Applicant can file Application before
this Court.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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