Balwant Mahadeo Patil and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Writ Petition 3593/2024; Adv. Balwant Mahadeo Patil & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.; Bombay High Court; Gadkari & Patil JJ.; 20 June 2025; C.R.No.312/2024; Karad Taluka Police Station; District Satara; investigation completed; charge-sheet within two weeks; ad-interim relief/order dated 22 August 2024; liberty to amend petition to challenge charge-sheet; stay of further proceedings till returnable date 11 August 2025; interim/procedural order; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only (petition stood over to 11 August 2025): Investigating Agency permitted to file the charge-sheet within two weeks; petitioners granted liberty to amend the petition to annex and challenge the charge-sheet within two weeks of its filing; further proceedings in C.R.No.312 of 2024 stayed till the returnable date.