Bombay High Court

TEJAL RAJENDRA GORDE POST MARRIAGE TEJAL PRACHEET INGAWALEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 27 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The application for intervention was allowed, and the applicant was ordered to be impleaded as a respondent.

Summary

The High Court considered an interim application for intervention in Criminal Appeal No. 1094 of 2025. The applicant, claiming to be the victim, sought to be impleaded as a respondent in the appeal. The court allowed the application, directing the appellant to amend the pleadings to include the applicant as a respondent. Notice was to be issued to the newly added respondent, and the counsel for the second respondent waived notice. Copies of the appeal memorandum and the interim application were to be served on the second respondent’s counsel, and the matter was adjourned to 10 September 2026.

Issues considered

Whether a victim can intervene and be impleaded as a respondent in a criminal appeal

Subjects

intervention
criminal appeal
victim rights
impleadment
notice
amendment

Judgment

                                                     23.IA.1498.2026.DOC




         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                    CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION


               INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1841 OF 2026
                                IN
                 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1094 OF 2025



Anmol Atul Jadharao                               ...Applicant
      Versus
State of Maharashtra                              …Respondent

                             WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1498 OF 2026
                               IN
                CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1094 OF 2025


Tejal Rajendra Gorde Post                         ...Applicant
Marriage Tejal Pracheet Ingawale
      Versus
State of Maharashtra                              …Respondent

Adv. Om Latpate, for Appellant in IA No. 1841 of 2026.
Adv. Abhijeet G. i/b. Adv. Avinash Avhad, for the Intervenor.
Ms. R. S. Tendulkar, APP for the State.

                             CORAM:       N. J. JAMADAR, J.
                             DATE :       27th AUGUST 2026


P.C.:

                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1498 OF 2026


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                                                     23.IA.1498.2026.DOC

1.     Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

2.     This is an application for intervention in Criminal Appeal No.

1094 of 2025.       The Applicant in the Intervention Application

claims to be the victim.     Thus for the reasons assigned in the

Application, the Application stands allowed.

3.     The Appellant shall implead the Applicant in IA No. 1498 of

2026 as a party Respondent. Necessary amendment be carried out

forthwith.

       CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1094 OF 2025:


4.     Issue notice to the newly Respondent.

5.     Mr. Abhijeet G, the learned Counsel waives notice to

Respondent No. 2.

6.     Copies of the Appeal memo and the Interim Application be

served on the Counsel for the Respondent No. 2 during the Course

of the day.

7.     Stand over to 10th September 2026 ‘High on Board’.



                                          [N. J. JAMADAR, J.]




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