Bombay High Court

GAUTAM SHIVA KHANDEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Disposal: Allowed

Holding

The Court allowed the informant to intervene and granted permission to amend the bail application to add the intervenor.

Summary

The informant, whose FIR (C.R. No. 550 of 2025) is registered at Tasgaon Police Station, filed an interim application seeking to intervene in Bail Application No. 475 of 2026. The applicant’s counsel, Mr. Paras Yadav, submitted the request, which was not opposed by the counsel for the bail applicant, Mr. Sairaj Suryavanshi, nor by the State’s counsel, Mr. N. B. Patil. The Court, noting the lack of objection, allowed the request and permitted the informant to be added as an intervenor in the bail proceedings. Consequently, the bail applicant’s counsel was granted permission to amend the bail application to reflect the addition of the intervenor. The interim application was thereafter disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether the informant may be permitted to intervene in the pending bail application.
Whether procedural rules allow amendment of a bail application to add an intervenor after the filing of the original application.

Subjects

intervention
bail
criminal procedure
amendment
interim application

Judgment

                                                              29.IA-441-2026.doc



        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 441 OF 2026
                              IN
               BAIL APPLICATION NO. 475 OF 2026
Gautam Shiva Khande                             ...Applicant
        IN THE MATTER BETWEEN
Ayush Parshuram Kamble                                      ...Applicant
        Versus
The State of Maharashtra And Anr.                           ...Respondents
_______________________________________________________________
Mr. Paras Yadav i/b Udaysinh Patil, Advocate for the Applicant.
Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for the Respondent – State.
Mr. Sairaj Suryavanshi a/w Vaibhav Halake i/b Satyavrat Joshi,
Advocate for the Applicant in Bail Application No. 475 of 2026.
_______________________________________________________________
                            CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.
                             DATE : 6th October, 2026.
P.C. :


1.       Heard Mr. Paras Yadav, learned Advocate for the Applicant. He

submits that by the present Application, the Informant, at whose

instance C.R. No. 550 of 2025 is registered at Tasgaon Police Station, is

seeking intervention in Bail Application No. 475 of 2026.



2.       The request for intervention as made by Mr. Paras Yadav, learned

Advocate for the Applicant, is not opposed by Mr. Sairaj Suryavanshi,

learned Advocate for the Applicant in Bail Application No. 475 of 2026



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                                                                                   29.IA-441-2026.doc



                     and Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for the Respondent – State.



                     3.      In view of the no objection, this Application is allowed in terms

                     of prayer clause (a). Consequently, the Applicant is permitted to

                     intervene as an “Intervenor” in Bail Application No. 475 of 2026.



                     4.      Mr. Sairaj Suryavanshi, learned Advocate for the Applicant in

                     Bail Application No. 475 of 2026, requests for permission to carryout

                     amendment to add the Applicant as “Intervenor”, in Bail Application

                     No. 475 of 2026, forthwith. Permission granted. Amendment be carried

                     out forthwith.



                     5.      Interim Application No. 475 of 2026 is disposed of.



                                                                   (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)



        Digitally
        signed by
        ARJUN
ARJUN   KRISHNA
KRISHNA RODGE
RODGE   Date:
        2026.10.07
        19:47:46
        +0530




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