Dhananjay @ Banda Kashinathsapate v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Dhananjay @ Banda Kashinathsapate sought leave to withdraw his bail application before the Bombay High Court (N.R. Borkar, J.) with liberty to file a fresh application after four months if the trial was not concluded by then. The Court (order dated 18.02.2025) disposed of the application as withdrawn with liberty as sought, and, noting the applicant had been in jail for more than four years and seven months, directed the trial Court to endeavour to conclude the trial as early as possible. Counsel: Mr. Ramanik Pawar for the Applicant; Ms. G. P. Mulekar, APP for the State.
What did the court decide?
Application permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh bail application after four months if the trial is not concluded by then; trial Court directed to endeavour to conclude the trial as early as possible. ¶10