Bombay High Court
GANESH NIVRUTTI MARNEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
- Bench
- SHIVKUMAR DIGE
Holding
The bail application is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application, and the Trial Court is directed to dispose of any such application within two months.
Summary
The appellant, Ganesh Nivrutti Marne, filed a bail application which remained pending before the Trial Court. Counsel for the appellant argued that several bail applications were pending without orders and sought permission to withdraw the current application, with liberty to file a fresh one, and requested the Trial Court to dispose of any such application promptly. The learned senior counsel for the State opposed the request. The Court, after considering the appellant's counsel submission, allowed the withdrawal of the bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application. Additionally, the Court directed the Trial Court to dispose of any forthcoming bail application within two months, noting that the appellant had been in custody for over two years. The order was pronounced by Justice Shivkumar Dige on 4 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the bail application may be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application
- Whether the Trial Court should be directed to dispose of the bail application expeditiously
Subjects
- bail
- withdrawal
- trial court direction
- criminal procedure
- custody
Judgment
80-BA-854-2026.doc
Shubhada S Kadam
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
BAIL APPLICATION NO. 854 OF 2026
Ganesh Nivrutti Marne
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
_________________________________________________________________
Mr. Sudeep Pasbola i/b. Mr. Chinmay Godse along with Mr. Shrikant
Bhutkar, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. B. B.Kulkarni, APP for Respondent-State.
API-Dhawale, Crime Branch, Pune along with ASI-S.K. Dolas, present.
_________________________________________________________________
CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.
DATE : 4th MARCH, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Heard learned senior counsel for the applicant and learned APP
for respondent-State.
2. Learned senior counsel for the applicant submits that various
bail applications are pending before the Trial Court, but no order is passed
in those applications. Learned senior counsel further submits that the
applicant be permitted to withdraw the application with liberty to file fresh
bail application before the Trial Court. He submitted that direction be
given to learned Trial Court to dispose of the said bail application as early
as possible.
Digitally
3. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the applicant,
signed by
SHUBHADA
SHUBHADA SHANKAR
SHANKAR KADAM
KADAM Date:
2026.03.06
the application is allowed to be withdrawn with aforesaid liberty.
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80-BA-854-2026.doc
Shubhada S Kadam
4. As the applicant is behind bars for more than two years, the
Trial Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the applicant,
if filed, as early as possible and preferably within two months from filing
of bail application.
(SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)
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