Bombay High Court
Avinash Vishwanath RaiversusState of Maharashtra
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court permitted the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application with liberty to file a fresh one disclosing the applicant's criminal antecedents.
Summary
The applicant, Manish Dinesh Chandra Verma, filed an anticipatory bail application and sought the court's permission to withdraw it, agreeing to disclose all criminal antecedents as mandated by the Supreme Court in Zeba Khan v. State of U.P. The court considered whether such withdrawal could be permitted and whether liberty could be granted to file a fresh application with full disclosure. Relying on the precedent, the bench allowed the withdrawal and granted liberty to file a new application disclosing the antecedents. Consequently, the pending interim application was also disposed of. The order effectively clears the current applications while preserving the applicant's right to re‑apply with the required disclosures.
Issues considered
- Whether the anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application disclosing criminal antecedents
- Whether the court should grant such liberty in accordance with the Supreme Court's direction in Zeba Khan v. State of U.P.
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal of application
- criminal antecedents
- Supreme Court precedent
- bail jurisprudence
Judgment
2-ABA-2087-2026 W IA-3026-2026.ODT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2087 OF 2026
Manish Dinesh Chandra Verma …Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra …Respondent
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3026 OF 2026
IN
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2087 OF 2026
Avinash Vishwanath Rai …Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Adv. Niranjan Mundargi, for the Applicant.
Mrs. Megha S. Bajoria, A.P. P., for the Respondent – State.
PSI Ashok Chavan, Juhu Police Station, Mumbai, is present.
CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.
DATE : 28TH SEPTEMBER 2026
P. C:-
1. Learned counsel for applicant, on instructions, seeks
permission to withdraw the instant application with liberty to
file fresh application by disclosing all the criminal antecedents
in accordance with judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the
matter of Zeba Khan Vs. State of U.P. and Ors., reported at 2026
SCC Online SC 188.
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2. Accordingly, the instant Application is permitted to be
withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.
3. In view of the above, pending interim application is also
disposed of.
(PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.)
VDMokal/-
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