Bombay High Court
ARJUN DINKAR GHATTEversusSANJAY BAPUSO MAGDUM AND ANR.
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court allowed the interim application and ordered the appeal to be listed for final hearing on 10 September 2026.
Summary
The appellant, Arjun Dinkar Ghatte, filed a criminal interim application seeking an early hearing of Criminal Appeal No. 952 of 2008. The learned advocate for Respondent No.1 and the Additional Public Prosecutor for Respondent No.2 (the State) raised no objection to the request. The Court, after considering the applicant's grounds and the lack of objection, allowed the application. It ordered that the appeal be listed for final hearing on 10 September 2026 at 4.00 p.m. The appellant's counsel undertook to serve the appeal memorandum and annexures to the respondent's counsel within a week, and the registry was directed to procure the case record from the principal seat in Bombay. The application was thereafter disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the interim application for fixing an early hearing of the criminal appeal should be allowed
Subjects
- criminal appeal
- interim application
- early hearing
- listing of appeal
- procedural order
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 141 OF 2026
IN
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.952 OF 2008
Arjun Dinkar Ghatte ] Applicant
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN:
Arjun Dinkar Ghatte ] Appellant
versus
Sanjay Bapuso Magdum and another ] Respondents
…..
Mr. Ajit Khavnekar a/w Mr. Prashant Bandgar i/b Mr. Gajanan Savagave, for
the Applicant.
Mr. Datta Pawar, Advocate for Respondent No.1.
Mr. Pankaj Deokar, A.P.P, for Respondent No.2 – State.
…..
Digitally
signed by
SHAILAJA
SHAILAJA SHRIKANT
SHRIKANT HALKUDE CORAM : ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.
HALKUDE Date:
2026.08.21
18:20:45
DATE : AUGUST 21, 2026
+0530
PER COURT :
1. The Applicant-Original Appellant has moved this Application to
fix the matter for early hearing, for which learned Advocate appearing for
Respondent No.1 and the learned A.P.P appearing for Respondent No.2 –
State have given no objection.
2. Having considered the no objection of learned Advocate for
Respondents and the grounds stated in paragraph Nos. 2 to 4 of the
Application, I deem it appropriate to allow the Application.
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3. Consequently, the Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause
(b).
4. Criminal Appeal No. 952 of 2008 be listed for “Final Hearing”
on 10th September, 2026 at 4.00 p.m.
5. Learned Advocate for the Appellant undertakes to serve a copy
of the paper book/Appeal Memo along with annexures to the learned
Advocate for Respondent No.1 within a week. Undertaking is accepted.
6. Registry is directed to call for Record and Proceedings and
Paper Book from the Principal Seat at Bombay.
7. The Application stands disposed of.
(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.)
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