Bombay High Court

HARSHA RAMA RAOversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 6 February 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: NEELA KEDAR GOKHALE

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application later.

Summary

Harsha Rama Rao filed a bail application in the Bombay High Court. The State of Maharashtra informed the Court that the charge-sheet would be filed before the trial court on or before 17 February 2026. The applicant's counsel sought permission to withdraw the pending bail application and to file a fresh bail application after the charge-sheet is filed. The Court granted permission to withdraw the bail application with liberty to file a new one later. Consequently, the bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether a bail application pending before the High Court can be withdrawn and the applicant be allowed to file a fresh bail application after the charge-sheet is filed.

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
charge-sheet
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

                                                 16-BA-477-2026.DOC




Ajit Pathrikar



         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 477 OF 2026

Harsha Rama Rao                                    ...Applicant
      Versus
State Of Maharashtra                               ...Respondent

Ms. Sanskruti Harode a/w Ajit Sharma i/b Parinam Law
      Associates, for the Applicant.
Ms. Poonam P. Bhosale, APP for the State-Respondent.
Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate, with Jatin Sehgal, Deuna
      Soni, Shivashish Dwivedi, and Madhav Narayan, for the
      Intervenor.
PI – Ashok Nana Ghuge, Dahisar Police Station, is present.


                       CORAM           DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.
                       DATED:          6th FEBRUARY 2026
PC:-


1.        Ms. Poonam Bhosale, learned APP, on instructions, states

that the charge-sheet will be filed before the Trial Court on or

before 17th February 2026.



2.        In view of the statement made by Ms. Bhosale, Ms.

Sanskruti Harode, learned counsel for the Applicant, seeks

permission to withdraw the present Bail Application with




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liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Trial Court

once the charge-sheet is filed.



3.    Permission to withdraw is granted with the aforesaid

liberty.



4.    The Bail Application is accordingly disposed of as

withdrawn.



                                              (Dr. Neela Gokhale, J)




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