Bombay High Court

VISHAL GOPAL SONAR AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 24 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The interim application is allowed subject to a cost of Rs.10,000 payable to Respondent No.2.

Summary

The Bombay High Court heard an interim application filed in Criminal Application No.630 of 2023 by Vishal Gopal Sonar and others against the State of Maharashtra. Both parties presented their counsel, and the court considered the submissions and the fact that the respondent’s counsel requested that the application be dealt with subject to heavy costs. The court allowed the interim application but imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 to be paid immediately to Respondent No.2. Consequently, the interim application was disposed of. The order was pronounced by Justice Shyam C. Chandak.

Issues considered

The appropriateness of granting the interim relief sought by the applicants
The imposition of costs on the applicants in the interim application

Subjects

interim application
costs
criminal appellate jurisdiction
disposal

Judgment

WAKLE
MANOJ                 MANOJ                                             901(A)-IA-3160-2025.DOC
JANARDHAN
Digitally signed by
WAKLE MANOJ
JANARDHAN
Date: 2026.09.24
                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
19:00:10 +0530
                                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3160 OF 2025
                                                 IN
                              CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.630 OF 2023
                      Vishal Gopal Sonar & Ors.                            …Applicants
                              V/s.
                      The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                      …Respondents


                      Mr. Jayendra Khairnar (through VC) a/w Adv. Gawri, Kulkarni, for
                      the Applicant.
                      Mr. Vinod Chate, APP for the Respondent No.1-State.
                      Ms. Shivani Wadnere (through VC), for the Respondent No.2.


                                               CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                                               DATED : 24th SEPTEMBER, 2026
                      P.C. :-

                      1.      Heard learned Counsel for the parties.

                      2.      Considering the submissions by the learned Counsel for the
                      parties, the facts of the case and the submission by Ms.Wadnere
                      that, this Application may be considered subject to heavy costs, the
                      application stands allowed subject to costs of Rs.10,000/- to be
                      immediately paid to the Respondent No.2.

                      3.      Interim Application stands disposed of.



                                                     (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)




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