Harishchandra Kashinath Bhandare vs State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Bombay HC (2025)

Harishchandra Kashinath Bhandare vs State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Bombay HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Criminal Bail Application No.1610 of 2025 dismissed as withdrawn; liberty granted to the Applicant to file a fresh Bail Application before the learned Trial Court (in terms of the liberty granted vide order dated 20th August, 2024 in Criminal Bail Application No. 1884 of 2024), such application to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant, accused in Crime No. 9 of 2022 (Sessions Case No. 270 of 2023) for offences under the Indian Penal Code, the Mumbai Police Act and the Arms Act, is entitled to bail. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The request made through the praecipe dated 20th August, 2025, which was taken on record and marked Exhibit 'X' for identification and was not objected to by the State, is accepted; liberty as prayed for is granted.

Key takeaways

If a fresh Bail Application is filed before the learned Trial Court, it shall be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law; this Court expressed no opinion on the merits of bail.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.), order dated 21-08-2025 (corrected per Speaking-to-Minutes order dated 02-09-2025) in Criminal Bail Application No. 1610 of 2025: Applicant Harishchandra Kashinath Bhandare, facing trial in Sessions Case No. 270 of 2023 arising from Crime No. 9 of 2022 (ss. 302, 307, 452, 427, 143, 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506 IPC; s. 37(3)(1) r/w 135, Mumbai Police Act; s. 4/25, Arms Act) before the Additional Sessions Judge, Nashik, circulated a praecipe dated 20-08-2025 seeking withdrawal of the bail application so as to file a fresh application before the Trial Court, availing the liberty granted by order dated 20-08-2024 in Criminal Bail Application No. 1884 of 2024. The request, unopposed by the State (T. G. Khan, APP), was accepted; the praecipe was taken on record and marked Exhibit 'X'; the Bail Application was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to move afresh, any such application to be considered by the Trial Court on its own merits and in accordance with law. The merits of bail were not examined and no precedent was relied upon.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

Digitally signed GAYATRIRAJENDRASHIMPI by GAYATRIRAJENDRASHIMPIDate:2025.09.03 17:17:53 +0530

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1610 OF 2025

Harishchandra Kashinath Bhandare ... Applicant Vs. The State of Maharashtra ... Respondent

Ms. Savvy Kolhekar i/b Mr. Aniket Vagal, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. T. G. Khan, APP for Respondent/State.

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 21^st AUGUST, 2025.

P.C. :

Ms. Savvy Kolhekar, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. T. G. Khan, learned APP for the State.

By the present Application, Applicant is seeking bail in Crime No.9 of 2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 307, 452, 427, 143, 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506 of IPC, Sections 37(3)(1) r/w 135 of the Mumbai Police Act and 4/25 of the Arms Act in Sessions Case No. 270 of 2023 pending before the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, District Nashik.

Ms. Savvy Kolhekar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, has circulated a praecipe dated 20^th August, 2025 seeking withdrawal of the present Bail Application of filing fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court in terms of the liberty granted vide order dated 20^th August, 2024 passed in Criminal Bail Application No.1884 of 2024.

Gayatri Shimpi

This order is corrected/modified as per Speaking to the Minutes of order dated 2^nd September, 2025.

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Request made by the learned Advocate for the Applicant is not objected to by Mr. T. G. Khan. In view of the statements made in the praecipe dated 20^th August, 2025, which is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification, liberty as prayed for is granted. If such Application is filed before the learned Trial Court, the same may be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.

In view of the above, Criminal Bail Application No.1610 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

Gayatri Shimpi

This order is corrected/modified as per Speaking to the Minutes of order dated 2^nd September, 2025.

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