Bombay High Court

GANESH SADASHIV BHOSALEversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court allowed the Intervener to intervene in the bail application as the claim of material interest was unopposed.

Summary

The Intervener, Ganesh Sadashiv Bhosale, filed an interim application seeking to intervene in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026 filed by Parmeshwar @ Dewa Nanaso Jadhav. The Intervener claimed to be a witness in a related crime and asserted that the Applicant was part of the gang that attacked him, thereby having a material interest. The Applicant opposed, arguing that the Intervener had no locus standi and was attempting to delay the bail proceedings. The State’s counsel did not object to the Intervener’s participation. The Court, noting that the Intervener’s claim was unopposed, allowed the interim application and permitted the Intervener to be added as an intervener, granting permission to amend the bail application accordingly.

Issues considered

Whether an Intervener who claims to be a witness in a related crime has locus standi to intervene in a criminal bail application

Subjects

bail
intervention
locus standi
criminal procedure
interim application

Judgment

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                                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                         CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
VAIBHAV
RAMESH
JADHAV
                                       CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally signed by
VAIBHAV RAMESH
JADHAV
Date: 2026.09.08
19:50:19 +0530
                                 CRIMINAL INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 536 OF 2026
                                                      IN
                                   CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 596 OF 2026

                      Ganesh Sadashiv Bhosale                         …   Intervener
                            In the matter between
                      Parmeshwar @ Dewa Nanaso Jadhav                 … Applicant
                                   V/s.
                      State of Maharashtra & Anr.                     … Respondents

                      Mr. Shankar Katkar with Ms. Tanaya Doke for the
                      Intervener.
                      Mr. Piyush Toshnival (through V.C.) with Mr. Aarya V.
                      Ambulkar i/by Mr. Ashish Pawar for the Applicant in Bail
                      Application.
                      Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP for the State.



                                                    CORAM         : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

                                                    DATED         : SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
                      P.C.:


                      1.      Heard Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate for the Intervener,

                      Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant, and Mr.

                      Shrikant H. Yadav, learned APP for the State.


                      2.      By the present Interim Application, the Intervener is seeking

                      intervention in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026.


                      3.      Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate for the Intervener, states

                      that the Intervener is a witness in Crime No. 517 of 2016 and that he



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has material on record to indicate the culpability of the Applicant-

Accused in the crime. He submits that the Intervener was brutally

attacked by a gang member of which the Applicant is also a member.


4.    Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant

(Applicant in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026), opposes the said

request on the ground that the Intervener has no locus. To clarify, he

submits that the Intervener is neither an eyewitness nor a witness and

that the intent in filing this Application is to delay the disposal of the

Bail Application.


5.    Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, learned APP for the State, submits that, in

view of the statements made by the Intervener in the Application, he

has no objection to permitting the intervention.


6.    Considering the statements made in the Application, which are

not opposed by way of a reply, I deem it fit and proper to allow this

Interim Application and permit the Intervener to intervene in the Bail

Application as an intervener.


7.    Interim Application No. 536 of 2026 is, therefore, allowed in

terms of prayer clause (a).


8.    Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant

(Applicant in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026), seeks permission to

carry out the amendment forthwith to add the Intervener in this



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Application as an Intervener in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026.


9.    Permission, as prayed for, is granted.


10.   Amendment be carried out forthwith.


11.   Interim Application No. 536 of 2026 is disposed of.




                                           (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)




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