Nikhil Bhanudas Shelar v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction — Anticipatory Bail Application No. 312 of 2024, Nikhil Bhanudas Shelar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. — Coram: Rajesh S. Patil, J. — Decided 10 February 2025. Counsel: C.K. Tripathi (applicant); Ajay S. Patil, A.P.P. (State); Kunal Nawale with Vaibhav Joshi (Respondent No.2). Charge-sheet filed 04-02-2025; applicant released on bail by the Trial Court the same day; anticipatory bail application disposed of as infructuous. No merits ruling recorded; no statute or case law cited — not a precedent on entitlement to anticipatory bail.
What did the court decide?
In view of the filing of the charge-sheet and the release of the applicant on bail by the Trial Court on 4th February 2025 (as submitted by learned counsel for the applicant), the anticipatory bail application was disposed of as infructuous; no order was passed on the merits of the anticipatory bail prayer.