Sachin Rajendra Chavan Vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sachin Rajendra Chavan Vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application permitted to be withdrawn and stands disposed of as withdrawn; Trial Court directed to conclude the sessions trial expeditiously, in any case within six months, failing which the applicant may apply for bail; Registrar (Judicial) to communicate the order to the concerned Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, in custody for more than 2 years and 9 months in a pending sessions trial, is entitled to relief/bail in the present bail application.

Court's answer

Leave granted to withdraw the bail application; the bail application stands disposed of as withdrawn.

Ratio / Principle

The Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, in any case within six months, as the applicant has been behind bars for more than 2 years and 9 months.

Key takeaways

The Trial Court is to decide the matter expeditiously, considering various judicial pronouncements of the Supreme Court and the High Courts on expeditious decision for undertrial prisoners and their right of speedy trial.ratio¶15
Being a sessions trial, once started it shall not be stopped until it is concluded.ratio¶15
The Trial Court is to keep in mind the recent Supreme Court direction in Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2066) that Sessions Courts throughout the country are to conduct trials without break.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application — Court expressed disinclination to grant relief — leave to withdraw sought on instructions and granted — application disposed of as withdrawn — applicant in custody for more than 2 years and 9 months — Trial Court directed to conclude the sessions trial as expeditiously as possible, in any case within six months — Trial Court to consider Supreme Court and High Court pronouncements on expeditious decision for undertrial prisoners and their right of speedy trial — attention drawn to Supreme Court direction in Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2066, that Sessions Courts throughout the country conduct trials without break — a sessions trial, once started, shall not be stopped until concluded — liberty reserved to the applicant to file a fresh bail application if the trial is not concluded within six months — Registrar (Judicial) directed to communicate the order to the concerned Court.

2025:BHC-AUG:27619

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

924 BAIL APPLICATION NO. 728 OF 2025

SACHIN RAJENDRA CHAVAN VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Dhananjay B. Thoke. APP for Respondent / State : Mr. S. B. Narwade.

CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. DATE : 01^st October, 2025.

P.C.:

1 Heard the learned counsel for applicant and the learned APP.

2 When this Court expressed disinclination to grant any relief to the applicant, the learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the application.

3 Leave granted. The bail application stands disposed of as withdrawn.

4 The Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible, in any case within six months, as the applicant is behind bars for more than 2 years and 9 months. The Trial Court is directed to consider various judicial pronouncements of the Honourable Supreme Court and the High Courts as to the expeditious decision of such under

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trial prisoners and their right of speedy trial. Therefore, the Trial Court is directed to decide the matter expeditiously. Needless to mention that it is a sessions trial and word “sessions” means once it is started it shall not be stopped until it is concluded.

5 The Trial Court shall also keep in mind the that recently the Honourable Supreme Court in the case of Central Bureau of Investigation Vs. Mir Usman alias Ara alias Mir Usman Ali, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2066, directed the Sessions Courts through out the country to conduct the trial without break.

6 The Trial Court to keep in mind that only because the trial is not concluded expeditiously, the applicant can be released on bail. Therefore, if the trial is not concluded within six months, the applicant may file an application for granting bail.

7 The Registrar (Judicial) of this Court to communicate this order to the concerned Court.

[ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ]

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