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Amol Manik Pandhare v. State of Maharashtra

Bombay HC17 Nov 2025BA/4244/2025

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What is this about?

Regular bail application dismissed as withdrawn; liberty to file afresh per Supreme Court order in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025 (SLP dismissed 27-03-2025 with direction to frame charge within one month, conclude trial within one year, and liberty to renew bail before High Court); undertaking to place SC order on file of Sessions Case No.698 of 2024 within two weeks; Crime No.677 of 2021, Kondhwa Police Station, Pune; Bombay High Court, Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.; no merits decided.

What did the court decide?

Leave to withdraw the bail application granted, with liberty to file a fresh bail application in terms of the liberty granted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025; application dismissed as withdrawn. ¶31

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What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant is entitled to regular bail in Crime No.677 of 2021 (pending as Sessions Case No.698 of 2024), in light of the Supreme Court's order dated 27 March 2025 in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025 reserving liberty to renew the bail prayer before the High Court if the trial is not concluded within the specified period.

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Ratio / Principle

Criminal Bail Application No.4244 of 2025 was dismissed as withdrawn, the Applicant having been permitted to withdraw it with liberty to file a fresh bail application in terms of the liberty granted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025; the APP for the State did not object to the withdrawal.

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Key takeaways

The Court accepted the Applicant's statement that the Supreme Court order dated 27 March 2025 would be placed on the file of Sessions Case No.698 of 2024 within two weeks and brought to the notice of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.), 12 December 2025 — Criminal Bail Application No.4244 of 2025, Amol Manik Pandhare v. State of Maharashtra. The applicant sought regular bail in Crime No.677 of 2021 (Kondhwa Police Station, Pune), pending as Sessions Case No.698 of 2024 before the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune. He produced the Supreme Court order dated 27 March 2025 in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025, whereby his SLP for bail was dismissed but the Trial Court was directed to frame charge within one month and conclude the trial within one year, with liberty to renew the bail prayer before the High Court if the trial was not so concluded. The State submitted that the trial court's order dated 7 October 2025 (Exhibit-15) did not show it was aware of the Supreme Court order. Counsel for the applicant, on instructions, undertook to place the Supreme Court order on the Sessions Case file within two weeks and bring it to the trial judge's notice; the statement was accepted. The applicant then craved leave to withdraw the bail application with liberty to file afresh in terms of the Supreme Court's liberty; the APP did not object. Held: the bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.4244 OF 2025

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Amol Manik Pandhare ... Applicant Vs. State Of Maharashtra ... Respondent

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Mr. Samay Pawar a/w Mr. Satyavrat Joshi, for the Applicant. Mr. Dinesh J. Haldankar, APP for Respondent/State.

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SHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE

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Digitally signed bySHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE Date: 2025.12.16 21:02:06 +0530

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CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 12^th DECEMBER, 2025.

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P.C. :

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By the present application the Applicant is seeking regular bail in connection with Crime No.677 of 2021 registered with the Kondhwa Police Station, Pune. Said crime in registered a Sessions Case No.698 of 2024 and pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune.

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Mr. Samay Pawar, learned Advocate, for the Applicant, tenders a copy of the order dated 27^th March, 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025, same is taken on record and marked ‘X’ for identification. The order dated 27^th March, 2025 reads as follows:-

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After hearing learned counsel for the parties, at this stage, we

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are not inclined to consider the special leave petition for grant of bail.

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Accordingly, the special leave petition is dismissed.

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However, we direct the Trial Court shall frame charge within

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one month from today and the trial be concluded within one year thereafter. Parties to cooperate with the trial.

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In case the trial is not concluded within the specified period, the petitioner would be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail before the High Court.

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Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

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Mr. Dinesh J. Haldankar, APP for Respondent/State submits that the order dated 7^th October, 2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune on Exhibit-15 on the file of Sessions Case No.698 of 2024, does not indicate the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune being made aware of the order dated 27^th March, 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025.

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Faced with the above said situation, Mr. Samay Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant submits that the order dated 27^th March 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025 will be placed on the file of Sessions Case No.698 of 2024 within a period of two weeks from today and the same will be brought to the notice of the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune. Statement is accepted.

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Mr. Samay Pawar, again on instructions from the Applicant craves leave to withdraw the present Bail Application No.4244 of 2025 with liberty to file afresh Bail Application in terms of the liberty granted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal No.1454 of 2025 .

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Mr. Dinesh J. Haldankar, APP for Respondent/State does not object to the Applicant withdrawing the present Bail Application.

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Criminal Bail Application No.4244 of 2025 is dismissed as

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withdrawn.

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(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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