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Bombay High Court

RAJESH @ TATYA SAYABU PAWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application with liberty to file a fresh application if there is no substantive progress in the trial after six months.

Summary

The applicant, Rajesh @ Tatya Sayabu Pawar, filed a criminal bail application and later sought to withdraw it, requesting liberty to file a fresh application if the trial did not progress substantively within six months. The learned counsel for the applicant made this request before the Court. The Court considered the submission and permitted the withdrawal of the bail application, granting the applicant liberty to file a fresh application under the stipulated condition. Consequently, all pending applications in the matter were disposed of. The order was pronounced by Justice Shivkumar Dige on 17 February 2026.

Issues considered

  • Whether the applicant may withdraw the bail application with liberty to file a fresh application if the trial does not progress within six months

Subjects

  • bail
  • withdrawal of application
  • criminal procedure
  • pending applications
  • liberty to file fresh application

Judgment

                                                                                                13-BA-4825-2025.doc



                             N.S.Kamble


                                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                            CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                          CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4825 OF 2025


                             Rajesh @ Tatya Sayabu Pawar                                    … Applicant
                                   Versus
                             The State of Maharashtra                                       … Respondent
          Digitally signed
NILAM     by NILAM
SANTOSH
          SANTOSH
          KAMBLE
                             ____________________________________________________________
KAMBLE    Date: 2026.02.18
          15:23:14 +0530
                             Mr.Kuldeep Nikam, for the Applicant.
                             Ms.R.D. Humane, APP for Respondent-State.
                             Mr.B.S. Shinde, for the Intervenor.
                             Mr.Vijay Telkikar, PSI, Walchand Nagar Police Station, Pune Rural.
                             ____________________________________________________________
                                                                CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
                                                                DATE           :     17th FEBRUARY 2026
                             P.C. :

                             .             Heard learned counsel for the Applicant and learned APP.

                             2.            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

                             Applicant, the Application is allowed to be withdrawn with the aforesaid

                             liberty.

                             4.            All pending Applications are disposed of.

                                                                                   (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)

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