Bombay High Court
AKASH BALU MANEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR
- Disposal
- Disposed off as Withdrawn
Holding
The court allowed the withdrawal of the interim application and disposed of it.
Summary
The applicant, Akash Balu Mane, filed Interim Application No. 2018 of 2025 seeking suspension of the sentence imposed in Special Case No. 08 of 2022. While the appeal was pending, the applicant was already in jail. The applicant’s counsel subsequently requested leave to withdraw the interim application and asked the court to consider the main criminal appeal on its merits. The State’s counsel and the second respondent’s counsel did not oppose the withdrawal. The court, noting the unopposed request, granted leave to withdraw the interim application and disposed of it.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should permit the withdrawal of an interim application seeking suspension of a sentence
Subjects
- interim application
- withdrawal
- suspension of sentence
- criminal appeal
- unopposed request
Judgment
920-IA-2018-2025.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2018 OF 2025
IN
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 903 OF 2025
Akash Balu Mane ...Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra And Anr. ...Respondents
__________________________________________________________
Mr. Kalpesh Patil, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for the Respondent – State.
Ms. Madhura Mirajkar, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2
(appointed through Legal Aid)
__________________________________________________________
CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.
DATE : 2nd September, 2026.
P.C. :
1. By the present Application, the Applicant is seeking
suspension of sentence imposed by the Judgment and Order dated
30.03.2024 passed in Special Case No. 08 of 2022.
2. Mr. Kalpesh Patil, learned Advocate for the Applicant, fairly
states that during the pendency of the Special Case No. 08 of
2022, the Applicant was in jail.
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920-IA-2018-2025.doc
3. In view of the above, Mr. Kalpesh Patil, learned Advocate
for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, seeks leave
to withdraw the present Interim Application and requests for
considering the Criminal Appeal No. 903 of 2025 on merits.
4. The request made by Mr. Kalpesh Patil, learned Advocate
for the Applicant, is not opposed by Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for
the Respondent – State and Ms. Madhura Mirajkar, learned
Advocate for the Respondent No. 2.
5. In view of the statement made by Mr. Kalpesh Patil, learned
Advocate for the Applicant, leave is granted to withdraw the
present Application.
6. Interim Application No. 2018 of 2025 is disposed of.
(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)
Digitally
signed by
ARJUN
ARJUN KRISHNA
KRISHNA RODGE
RODGE Date:
2026.09.03
21:12:50
+0530
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