Bombay High Court

DILIP PANDITRAO KULKARNIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application and permitted the applicant to file a fresh bail application before the trial court.

Summary

The applicant, Dilip Panditrao Kulkarni, filed a criminal bail application (No. 848 of 2026) in connection with Crime No. 370 of 2026 registered at Vita Police Station, Sangli. Earlier, he had filed Bail Application No. 185 of 2026 during the investigation, but the charge-sheet was subsequently filed. The applicant, through counsel Gautam R. Kulkarni, sought permission to withdraw the present bail application and to file a fresh one before the trial court in light of the charge-sheet filing. The State, represented by APP Shubhangi N. Deshmukh, did not oppose the request. The High Court, after noting the circumstances, granted leave to withdraw the bail application and ordered it to stand disposed of as withdrawn, allowing the applicant to file a fresh application.

Issues considered

What is the propriety of withdrawing a bail application after the charge-sheet has been filed?

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
charge-sheet
withdrawal of application
High Court

Judgment

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                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
VAIBHAV
RAMESH                                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
JADHAV
Digitally signed by
VAIBHAV RAMESH
JADHAV
Date: 2026.09.04
20:55:54 +0530




                                   CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 848 OF 2026

                      Dilip Panditrao Kulkarni                        … Applicant
                                   V/s.
                      State of Maharashtra & Ors.                     … Respondents

                      Mr. Gautam R. Kulkarni with Mr. Rahul S. Rane for the
                      Applicant.
                      Ms. Shubhangi N. Deshmukh, APP for the State.



                                                     CORAM       : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

                                                     DATED       : SEPTEMBER 4, 2026
                      P.C.:


                      1.      The Bail Application is circulated pursuant to the praecipe dated

                      4th September 2026. At the request of Mr. Gautam Kulkarni, learned

                      Advocate for the Applicant, this Application was ordered to be placed

                      on the “Production Board”.


                      2.      By the present Application, the Applicant is seeking bail in Crime

                      No. 370 of 2026 registered with Vita Police Station, Taluka Khanapur,

                      District Sangli.


                      3.      Mr. Gautam Kulkarni, learned Advocate for the Applicant, submits

                      that Criminal Bail Application No. 185 of 2026 was filed by the

                      Applicant during the course of the investigation in Crime No. 370 of




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2026. He submits that, during the pendency of this Bail Application, the

charge-sheet has been filed. He, therefore, on instructions from the

Applicant, seeks leave to withdraw this Application with liberty to file a

fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court in view of the subsequent

event, namely, the filing of the charge-sheet.


4.    This request is not opposed by Ms. Shubhangi N. Deshmukh,

learned APP for the State.


5.    In view of the above, leave is granted to withdraw the present

Bail Application with liberty as prayed for.


6.    Bail Application No. 848 of 2026 stands disposed of as

withdrawn.




                                               (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)




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