Baban S/O Narayan Shinde and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Bail Application No. 3452 of 2025; Baban S/o Narayan Shinde & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.; Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; 23 December 2025; interim order issuing notice to Respondent No.2 returnable within two weeks; service of application via Registry and Investigating Officer; legal aid representation enquiry for Respondent No.2; adjourned to 5 January 2026; Applicant's counsel Ashok M. Saraogi; APP Megha S. Bajoria for State; PSI Prashant Jadhav (Kalyan Taluka Police Station) present.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: notice to Respondent No.2 returnable within two weeks; Applicant to furnish copies of the Application with annexures to the Registry and another copy to the Investigating Officer for effecting service on Respondent No.2, who is to be informed of the next date of hearing; Investigating Officer to ascertain whether Respondent No.2 requires legal representation from the Legal Aid Centre; matter stood over to 5th January 2026.