Shashikant Ramkrushna Gajbe and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim mediation referral order; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Criminal Application No. 302 of 2025; Shashikant Ramkrushna Gajbe and Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr.; bench of Sarang V. Kotwal and S.M. Modak, JJ.; dated 19 March 2025; joint statement by counsel to explore settlement through mediation; parties directed to appear before Mediation Centre at 11.00 a.m. on 3 April 2025; Mediator to be appointed from panel; interim direction that trial Court shall not proceed against Applicants if charge-sheet filed meanwhile, till next date; matter stood over to 9 July 2025; Abhijeet Desai with team for Applicants; B.V. Holambe–Patil, APP for State (Respondent No.1); Kunal Aher for Respondent No.2.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: parties referred to mediation before the Mediation Centre of the Court (appearance fixed at 11.00 a.m. on 3 April 2025, with a Mediator to be appointed from the panel); trial Court not to proceed against the Applicants if the charge-sheet is filed meanwhile, till the next date before this Court; matter stood over to 9 July 2025. The application was not finally decided.