Prasad Gopal Karekar v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Criminal Bail Application No. 2168 of 2025 (doc ref 7-BA-2168-2025.doc); Judge: Ashwin D. Bhobe; decided 11 December 2025. Applicant: Prasad Gopal Karekar; Respondent: The State of Maharashtra. Subject: bail sought in Crime No. 02 of 2024, Sinhagadh Police Station (PSI B.B. Salunke, Sinhgad Road PS, Pune), offences under Section 302 Indian Penal Code (IPC), homicide charge. Disposition: application dismissed as withdrawn on applicant counsel Samay Pawar (a/w S. Joshi) craving leave to withdraw; State APP Dinesh Haldankar raised no objection; liberty reserved to file fresh bail application before Trial Court on change of circumstances, to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. No bail merits decided; no precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to withdraw the Bail Application and, in the event of change in circumstances, to file a fresh Bail Application before the learned Trial Court, to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.