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Prakash Balkrishna Jadhav and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Bombay HC10 Jan 2025WP/5045/2024

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What is this about?

Bombay High Court; Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No. 5045 of 2024; Prakash Balkrishna Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra; Satara; R.C.C. No. 309 of 2025; 2nd Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class Satara; challenge to chargesheet; leave to amend; stay of further proceedings; notice returnable 11 August 2025; interim order dated 23 June 2025; Justices A.S. Gadkari and Rajesh S. Patil.

What did the court decide?

Interim directions: leave to amend the petition granted; amendment within one week, failing which the petition stands dismissed without further reference; notice to Respondent No.2 returnable 11 August 2025 and matter stood over to that date; further proceedings in R.C.C. No. 309 of 2025 before the 2nd Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class, Satara stayed till the returnable date. ¶22

Prakash Balkrishna Jadhav and Anr. vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether leave should be granted to amend the writ petition so as to annex the copy of the chargesheet and incorporate its challenge in the pleadings and prayer clauses. +1 more

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Court's answer

Leave granted to amend the writ petition to annex the copy of the chargesheet and to incorporate its challenge in the pleadings and prayer clauses.

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Ratio / Principle

The amendment is to be carried out within a period of one week from the date of the order.

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Key takeaways

After the amendment is carried out, notice is to be issued to Respondent No.2, returnable on 11 August 2025.ratio¶15
Spare copies of the duly amended petition are to be supplied in the Registry within one week from the date of effecting amendment, failing which the Petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to this Court.ratio¶19
Till the returnable date, further proceedings in R.C.C. No. 309 of 2025, pending on the file of learned 2nd Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class, Satara, are stayed.

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Bombay High Court (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 5045 of 2024 - Prakash Balkrishna Jadhav & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. (Coram: A.S. Gadkari and Rajesh S. Patil, JJ.; 23 June 2025). Interlocutory P.C. order: (i) leave granted to amend the petition to annex the copy of the chargesheet and incorporate its challenge in the pleadings and prayer clauses, amendment to be carried out within one week; (ii) spare copies of the duly amended petition to be supplied in the Registry within one week of effecting amendment, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court; (iii) notice issued to Respondent No.2, returnable 11 August 2025, matter stood over accordingly; (iv) till the returnable date, further proceedings in R.C.C. No. 309 of 2025 pending before learned 2nd Joint Judicial Magistrate First Class, Satara, stayed. No statutory provisions or judicial precedents were cited or discussed in the order.

Prakash Balkrishna Jadhav and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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