Bombay High Court

POOJA DILIP SETHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 13 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N R BORKAR

Holding

Leave to implead the first informant was granted and the first informant's interim application was disposed of.

Summary

The applicant, Bharat Navinchandra Gala, filed an anticipatory bail application (No. 978 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court. The applicant sought leave to implead the first informant as a party respondent to the bail application. The Court granted the leave, directing that the necessary amendment be made promptly. Consequently, the interim application filed by the first informant (No. 3928 of 2025) was held to no longer survive and was disposed of. The Court listed the anticipatory bail application for hearing on 27 January 2026 and ordered that any ad‑interim relief continue until the next date.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may be permitted to implead the first informant as a party respondent in the anticipatory bail application
Whether the interim application filed by the first informant should continue or be disposed of

Subjects

anticipatory bail
impleadment
interim application
criminal procedure
High Court

Judgment

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          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

        ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 978 OF 2024

Bharat Navinchandra Gala                          …Applicant
     V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                          ...Respondent

                                 WITH
                  INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3928 OF 2025

Pooja Dilip Seth                                  ...Intervener

        IN THE MATTER BETWEEN

Bharat Navinchandra Gala                          …Applicant
     V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                          ...Respondent

Adv. M. Najmi, a/w Adv. Nancy Kanungo i/b Mr. Abhinesh Yadav,
Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. V. N. Sagare, APP for the Respondent/State.
Mr. Ranjit Dharmadhikari a/w Mr. Rahul Karnik, Advocate for
Intervener.


                                 CORAM        :   N.R. BORKAR, J.
                                 DATE         :   13.01.2026.

P.C. :

1.                The learned counsel for the applicant seeks leave to

implead the first informant as a party respondent to the present

application.



2.                Leave as sought is granted. Necessary amendment

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shall be carried out forthwith.



3.                In that view of the matter, Interim Application No. 3928

of 2025 filed by the first informant for intervention does not

survive and the same is disposed of.



4.                List the anticipatory bail application on 27.01.2026.



5.                Ad-interim order, if any, to continue till the next date.



                                                    [N.R.BORKAR, J.]




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