Arjun Prakash Lokhande v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of bail application; leave to withdraw granted; liberty to renew bail request after six months; condition of no substantial progress in trial; delay in trial not attributable to accused; application assisting prosecution disposed of; bail not decided on merits. Parties: Arjun Prakash Lokhande (Applicant) v. State of Maharashtra (Respondent); connected Criminal Application No. 3321 of 2025 (advocate: Khivansara Sunny Santosh). Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad. Case: Bail Application No. 1543 of 2025. Coram: Mehroz K. Pathan, J. Decision date: 17 November 2025. Neutral citation: 2025:BHC-AUG:31544. Advocates: Abhaysinh K. Bhosle (Applicant); S.G. Sangle, Addl.PP (State).
What did the court decide?
Leave to withdraw Bail Application No. 1543 of 2025, with liberty to renew the request for grant of bail after six months if there is no substantial progress in the trial and the accused is not responsible for the delay in the trial; the application assisting the prosecution was also disposed of.