Guddu Thambi Pandit v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order in Criminal Bail Application No. 764 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Coram: Milind N. Jadhav, J., dated 03.03.2025. Applicant: Guddu Thambi Pandit (Advocates: Randhir Singh with Rahul P. Sagar). Respondents: The State of Maharashtra (APP: Shilpa K. Gajare – Dhumal) and Respondent No.2 (unnamed in text). Court appointed legal aid counsel Mr. Ankur Pahade for Respondent No.2; directions for service of bail application, instructions, and IO (Mahesh Sawant, PSI, Goregaon Police Station) to share advocate's contact with Respondent No.2/guardian; prior order dated 21.02.2025 complied with; next date 10.03.2025. No statutes or cases cited; bail merits not decided.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: appointment of Legal Aid Counsel Mr. Ankur Pahade for Respondent No.2; service of the bail application on him; taking of instructions from Respondent No.2; Investigating Officer to provide the appointed advocate's contact details to Respondent No.2 / his legal guardian; compliance within one week; matter stood over to 10th March, 2025. No decision taken on the bail application itself.