Bombay High Court

BHARAT PANDURANG JADHAVversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn
Bench: VRUSHALI V JOSHI

Holding

The Court permitted the withdrawal of the bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application before the trial court if the trial is not initiated within six months.

Summary

The applicant, Bharat Pandurang Jadhav, filed a bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench. After hearing, the applicant's counsel sought permission to withdraw the bail application, requesting liberty to file a fresh application before the trial court if the trial is not commenced within six months. The Court, noting its disinclination to entertain the application further, granted the request to withdraw and allowed the liberty to re‑apply later. Consequently, the bail application was disposed of as withdrawn. No substantive merits on bail were decided.

Issues considered

What is the court's authority to permit withdrawal of a bail application?
Whether the applicant may be granted liberty to file a fresh bail application if the trial does not commence within six months.

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
criminal procedure
trial delay
high court

Judgment

                                                           27-BA-57-2026.doc

           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                      CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                    BAIL APPLICATION NO.57 OF 2026
Bharat Pandurang Jadhav                     …..Applicant
     Vs.
The State Of Maharashatra                   …..Respondents

Ms. Vrushali Maindad with Ms. Shivani A. Veer. And Ms. Gayatri
Kulkarni, for the Applicant.
Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP, for the Respondent-State.

                                CORAM : MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.
                                 DATED : 17th FEBRUARY 2026
P.C.:-

1.       After hearing both the parties, and in view of the disinclination

shown by this Court, the learned counsel appearing for the Applicant

seeks permission to withdraw the Application with liberty to file a

fresh application before the Trial Court, in the event the trial is not

initiated within a period of six months. Permission is granted. The

Application stands disposed of as withdrawn.




                                   (MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.)




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