Bombay High Court

SHIVAM SINGH (PRESENTLY LODGED IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY AT CENTRAL JAI) THR HIS NEXT FRIENDversusTHE STATE OF GOA THR POLICE INSPECTOR

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: NEELA GOKHALE

Holding

The bail application is disposed of as withdrawn.

Summary

Shivam Singh, who is in judicial custody at Central Jail, filed a bail application before the High Court of Bombay at Goa. The applicant's counsel, Mr. Ryan Menezes, after hearing the court's reluctance to grant bail, sought permission to withdraw the bail application and to file a fresh one if the trial does not progress substantially within six months. The court, noting that five witnesses had already been examined, was not inclined to grant bail and therefore allowed the withdrawal. It directed the prosecution to submit a trial programme to the trial court within a week and urged the trial court to expedite the remaining proceedings. Consequently, the bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the applicant pending trial
Whether the bail application can be withdrawn and a fresh application filed later

Subjects

bail
withdrawal
judicial custody
trial programme
expedited trial
criminal procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-GOA:535
                                              903 CRMAB 2 2026

                Amrut

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                        CRIMINAL APPLICATION ( BAIL ) NO.2 OF 2026

           SHIVAM SINGH (PRESENTLY LODGED IN
           JUDICIAL CUSTODY AT CENTRAL JAI)
           THR HIS NEXT FRIEND                                     ... APPLICANT
             Versus
           THE STATE OF GOA THR POLICE
           INSPECTOR                                               ... RESPONDENT


           Mr. Ryan Menezes, Advocate for the Applicant.
           Mr. Preetam Talaulikar, Additional Public Prosecutor for the
           State.


                                 CORAM:- DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.
                                 DATED :- 18th March, 2026

           P.C.:


           1.             After arguing the matter for some time, when I was not
           inclined to grant relief to the Applicant, Mr Ryan Menezes, learned
           counsel appearing for the Applicant seeks permission to withdraw the
           Bail Application with permission to file a fresh Bail Application if
           there is no substantial progress in the trial within a period of six
           months from today.
           2.            The prosecution is directed to furnish the trial programme
           before the Trial Court within one week from today. In any case, since
           five witnesses have already been examined, the Trial Court is
           requested to expedite the trial.


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                                                       903 CRMAB 2 2026


                     3.          The application is disposed of as withdrawn.



                                                                DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.




Signed by: AMRUT NAGESH TARI
Designation: Private Secretary
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Date: 18/03/2026 18:31:44
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