Santosh Bandu Raut v. the Sttae of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim legal-aid direction in Criminal Application No. 239 of 2025 (Santosh Bandu Raut v. State of Maharashtra), Bombay High Court, 4 August 2025, Bench A. S. Gadkari & Rajesh S. Patil, JJ. Respondent No.2 present in person (identified by API Kiran S. Pathare, Bhosari MIDC Police Station) sought legal aid citing inability to afford counsel; Court directed Secretary, Legal Aid Services Committee, HC Bombay, to appoint an advocate for her within two weeks; listed 'For Admission' on 25 August 2025. No statute or precedent cited; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Secretary, Legal Aid Services Committee of the High Court, Bombay, directed to appoint an Advocate to represent Respondent No.2 within two weeks; matter stood over to 25th August 2025 for listing 'For Admission'. ¶19