Bombay High Court

PANDIT KUNDALIK PAWARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: APPLICATION ALLOWED

Holding

The bail application was dismissed, but the applicant was granted liberty to file a fresh application if the trial is not concluded by the end of December 2026.

Summary

The applicant filed a bail application in the High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench. The court examined a report from the Additional Sessions Judge, Latur, indicating that the trial had examined ten witnesses with eight remaining and was scheduled to conclude by 20 November 2026. Finding the trial schedule reasonable, the court declined to grant the bail application. However, the court granted the applicant liberty to file a fresh application if the trial was not concluded by the end of December 2026, directing the trial court to consider any such application on its merits. The fee for the appointed advocate was ordered to be paid by the Legal Services Sub Committee.

Issues considered

Whether the bail application should be granted given the trial schedule.
Whether the applicant should be allowed to file a fresh application if the trial is not concluded by a specified date.

Subjects

bail
trial schedule
fresh application
high court
procedural liberty

Judgment

                                                              43BA524-26

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

               43 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 524 OF 2026

                         Pandit Kundalik Pawar
                                 VERSUS
                        The State Of Maharashtra
                                    ...
Mr. Usmanpurkar Aniruddha S., Advocate for the Applicant (appointed)
Mr. V. K. Kotecha, APP for the Respondent-State


                       CORAM : HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.
                         Dated : 5th October, 2026
PER COURT :-

1.       By the previous order, this Court had called for the report from

the learned trial court pertaining to the schedule, in which, the trial

will be concluded.


2.       The report dated 20.09.2026 has been received from the

learned Additional Sessions Judge, Latur. In the report, it is stated that

10 witnesses are already examined and eight wittiness are left. The

learned trial court has informed that the present trial can be taken up

on every Monday and Tuesday from 30.09.2026 and accordingly, the

trial can be concluded on or before 20.11.2026.


3.       The scheduled provided by the learned trial court seems to be

very reasonable and therefore, I am not inclined to grant the present

application. The application stands disposed of.


4.       The learned Advocate for the applicant submits that in case


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           the trial is not so concluded, he be granted liberty to move fresh

           application.


           5.        Liberty to the present applicant prefer   fresh application, in

           case, the trial is not concluded by the end of December, 2026.    If any

           such application is preferred, the learned trial court shall consider and

           decide the same on its own merit taking into consideration the progress

           in the trial.



           6.        Fees of the appointed Advocate is quantified to Rs.7500/-

           (Rupees Seven Thousand Five Hundred only) to be paid by the Legal

           Services Sub Committee, High Court, Aurangabad.




                                                      (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.)
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