Ruchir Rajesh Kalsaria v. The State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Criminal Application No. 58 of 2025; decided 11 August 2025 by N. J. Jamadar, J. Applicants: Santosh Subhash Kulkarni and Ruchir Rajesh Kalsaria (counsel: Ms. Divya Kakkar i/b Swapna Kode); Respondents: The State of Maharashtra (Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP) and one other. Respondent No.2 served but absent and unrepresented; Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee requested to appoint an Advocate for respondent No.2; applicant to furnish copy of the application to the Committee; matter stood over to 2nd September, 2025. Keywords: legal aid, High Court Legal Services Committee, unrepresented respondent, criminal application, adjournment/stand over. No statute, precedent, issue of law, or quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory directions only: the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee was requested to appoint an Advocate for the unrepresented respondent No.2; the applicant was directed to furnish a copy of the application to the Secretary for that purpose; the matter was stood over (adjourned) to 2nd September, 2025. Nothing decided on merits.