Bombay High Court
BALU SINNAPPA WAGHMODEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Disposal
- Allowed
Holding
The Court allowed the original complainant to intervene and granted leave to amend the bail application accordingly.
Summary
The original complainant in Criminal Revision No. 447 of 2025 sought to intervene in Bail Application No. 426 of 2026. The complainant’s counsel, Mr. Shankar Katkar, filed an interim application (No. 522 of 2026) requesting permission to be added as an intervenor. The State’s counsel, Mr. N. B. Patil, raised no objection to the intervention. The Court, noting the lack of opposition, allowed the interim application and granted leave to amend the bail application to include the original complainant as an intervenor. Consequently, the amendment was ordered to be effected immediately and the interim application was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the original complainant may be permitted to intervene in the pending bail application.
Subjects
- bail
- intervention
- amendment
- criminal procedure
- High Court
Judgment
83-IA-522 -2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 522 OF 2026
IN
BAIL APPLICATION NO. 426 OF 2026
Balu Sinnappa Waghmode ...Applicant
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN
Vikram Alias Pandu Alias
Pandurang Sanjay Kamble ...Applicant
Versus
State of Maharashtra And Another ...Respondents
__________________________________________________________
Mr. Shankar Katkar, Advocate for the Intervenor.
Mr. N. B. Patil, APP for the Respondent – State.
Mr. Changdev Shingade, Advocate for the Applicant in Bail
Application No. 426 of 2026.
__________________________________________________________
CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.
DATE : 27th August, 2026.
P.C. :
1. Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate for the Applicant
submits that by the present Application, the Original Complainant
is seeking intervention in Bail Application No. 426 of 2026.
2. The request made by Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate
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for the Applicant, is not opposed by Mr. N. B. Patil, learned APP for
the Respondent – State, as the Applicant is the Original
Complainant at whose instance, C.R. No. 447 of 2025, came to be
registered.
3. In view of the no objection, this Application is allowed in
terms of prayer clause (a). Applicant is permitted to intervene in
Bail Application No. 426 of 2026.
4. Mr. Changdev Shingade, learned Advocate for the Applicant
in Bail Application No. 426 of 2026, seeks leave to carry out
amendment to the cause title of the Bail Application to add the
Original Complainant as an Intervenor. He requests for permission
to carry out the amendment forthwith.
5. Leave to add the original Complainant as an Intervenor in
Bail Application No. 426 of 2026 is granted. Amendment be
carried out forthwith.
6. Interim Application No. 522 of 2026 is disposed of.
Digitally (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)
signed by
ARJUN
ARJUN KRISHNA
KRISHNA RODGE
RODGE Date:
2026.09.01 Arjun 2
10:51:26
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