Sayman @ Papa Patric Manwel v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction); Bail Application No. 4718 of 2024; Applicant: Shyam @ Papa Patric Manwel; Respondent: State of Maharashtra; Bench: Ashwin D. Bhobe, J. (single judge); order dated 25.07.2025. Advocates: Aniket Vagal with Savvy Kolhekar, Juhi Kadu and Kunal Pednekar for the Applicant; M. H. Mhatre (APP) for the State. Subject: bail plea pressing the ground of illegal detention (averments incorporated as far back as 16.01.2025); State granted a last and final opportunity up to 29.07.2025 to file a reply responding to the amendment; reply, if any, due before next date with advance copy to Applicant's counsel; matter listed 30.07.2025 by consent. Outcome: interim/procedural only ('other') — no merits decision, no statutes, no precedents, no amounts.
What did the court decide?
Procedural only: the Respondent-State was granted time up to 29.07.2025 (expressly a last and final opportunity) to file its reply on the illegal-detention ground, with any reply due before the next date and an advance copy to the Applicant's counsel; the matter is listed on 30th July, 2025. No decision was rendered on the bail plea itself.