Bombay High Court

NARENDRA MOTILAL PODDARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Decided: 27 July 2026
Disposal: Allowed
Bench: RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE

Holding

The court held that the interim relief sought was justified and therefore granted.

Summary

A criminal application (No.1001 of 2022) was pending before the Bombay High Court. An interim application (No.4602 of 2025) was filed seeking temporary relief, presumably to stay or modify proceedings. The court examined the interim application and the prayer clause (a) therein. Finding that the applicant satisfied the criteria for interim relief, the court allowed the application. Consequently, the main criminal application was scheduled for a hearing on 10 August 2026. No substantive merits of the criminal case were decided at this stage.

Issues considered

Whether the interim relief sought in IA No.4602 of 2025 should be granted pending the final hearing of the criminal application

Subjects

interim relief
criminal appellate jurisdiction
stay of proceedings
temporary injunction
high court procedure

Judgment

                                                                               19-IA-4602-2025.doc


                                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                         INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4602 OF 2025
                                                          IN
                                         CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1001 OF 2022

                      Narendra Motilal Poddar                                 ... Applicant

SHARADA
                            Vs.
RANGNATH
WAHULE
Digitally signed by
                      The State of Maharashtra And Anr.                       ... Respondents
SHARADA
RANGNATH WAHULE
Date: 2026.07.28
19:30:20 +0530


                                                       ****
                      Mr. Ravindra Vishnu-Laxmi Sankapal i/b R. V. Sankapl & Associates,
                      Advocate for Respondent No.2 / Applicant in IA/4602/2025.
                      Smt. Sangita Phad, APP for Respondent-State.
                      API Bhandari, MPID Unit-8 is present.
                                                       ****

                                            CORAM :    RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.
                                            DATE   :   27th JULY 2026
                      P.C.:

                      1.        Heard.


                      2.        For the reasons stated in the Interim Application, Interim

                      Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).


                      3.        List the Criminal Application on 10 th August 2026 under the

                      caption “For Hearing”.



                                                       ( RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.)




                                                           1
                      Sharada

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