Bombay High Court

VIJAYA DEEPAK KAMBLE AND ANR.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: VRUSHALI V JOSHI

Holding

The bail application is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh application after the forensic audit report is submitted or after three months.

Summary

Indrajeet Subhash Kadam filed a bail application before the Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench, seeking release pending investigation. The Court directed the investigating officer to submit a forensic audit report within three months. The applicant's counsel requested to withdraw the bail application, seeking liberty to file a fresh application after the audit report is filed or after three months. The Court accepted the withdrawal and disposed of the bail application as withdrawn. The related interim application was also disposed.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate procedure when a bail applicant wishes to withdraw the application pending further investigation?
Whether the court can grant liberty to file a fresh bail application after a forensic audit report is submitted

Subjects

bail
forensic audit
withdrawal
criminal procedure
High Court

Judgment

                                                      19-BA-1435-2025.doc

           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                  BAIL APPLICATION NO.1435 OF 2025
Indrajeet Subhash Kadam                   …..Applicant
      Vs.
The State Of Maharashatra                 …..Respondent

                               WITH
                 INTERIM APPLICATION NO.60 OF 2026
Vijaya Deepak Kamble And Anr.             …..Applicants
      Vs.
The State Of Maharashatra                 …..Respondents

Mr. Aditya Raktade, for the Applicant.
Ms. Ahilya T. Nalawade, holding for Mr. Jayant Bhavdaskar, for
Intervenor (through VC)
Mr. M. K. Ingale, P.I. EoW, Kolhapur.
Mr. Nitin Patil, APP, for the Respondent-State.

                               CORAM : MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.
                                DATED : 17th FEBRUARY 2026
P.C.:-

1.       Direction is given to the Investigating Officer to submit the

forensic audit report within a period of three months. The learned

APP has stated that the forensic audit has already commenced and

that the report shall be submitted within a period of three months.

The learned counsel appearing for the Applicant seeks permission to

withdraw the Application with liberty to file a fresh Application after



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3 months or after submission of the audit report. Hence, Bail

Application is disposed of as withdrawn. Interim Application stands

disposed of.




                              (MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.)




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