Bombay High Court

VIJAYKUMAR SURYAMAN PATELversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 24 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The interim application was dismissed as infructuous because the charge had already been framed.

Summary

The applicant, Vijaykumar Suryaman Patel, filed an interim application seeking modification of his bail condition to allow attendance at the police station until the charge was framed. The bail condition required him to appear at the police station, and he requested a relaxation of this requirement. The court noted that the charge had already been framed at the time of the application. Since the purpose of the interim relief was rendered moot by the framing of the charge, the application could no longer achieve its intended effect. Consequently, the court held the application infructuous and disposed of it without granting any modification.

Issues considered

Whether an interim application to modify bail conditions remains maintainable after the charge has been framed

Subjects

bail
interim application
charge framing
criminal procedure
High Court

Judgment

WAKLE
MANOJ                 MANOJ                                                      18-IA-693-2026.DOC
JANARDHAN
Digitally signed by
WAKLE MANOJ
JANARDHAN
                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Date: 2026.08.25                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
10:37:52 +0530
                               INTERIM APPLICATION NO.693 OF 2026
                                               IN
                            CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.2734 OF 2022
                      Vijaykumar Suryaman Patel                                 …Applicant
                              V/s.
                      The State of Maharashtra                                  …Respondent


                      Ms. Ashwini Achari, for the Applicant.
                      Ms. Veera Shinde, APP for the Respondent-State.


                                                CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                                                DATED : 24th AUGUST, 2026
                      P.C. :-

                      1.      Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Perused the record.

                      2.      Present Interim Application seeks modification of the bail
                      condition to attend at the police station till framing of the charge.
                      The charge is already framed.

                      3.      Consequently,   the   Interim       Application    has   become
                      infructuous and stands disposed of, accordingly.



                                                      (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)




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