Sudarshan @ Ganesh Bibshen Kale vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sudarshan @ Ganesh Bibshen Kale vs the State of Maharashtra and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Further four weeks' time (expressly a last chance) to complete amendment in the respective petitions/applications; matters adjourned (stood over) to 13.02.2026; interim relief, if any, granted earlier, to continue till then; defaulting petitions/applications to stand dismissed automatically thereafter.

Issue for consideration

Whether further time should be granted to carry out amendment in the respective petitions/applications, and whether failure to amend within the stipulated period should result in the petitions/applications standing dismissed without further reference to the Court.

Court's answer

Time to carry out amendment is extended by a further four weeks from the date of this order, expressly as a last chance, in the respective petitions/applications.

Ratio / Principle

If the amendment is not carried out within the stipulated period, the petitions/applications shall stand dismissed automatically, without further reference to the Court.

Key takeaways

All matters stood over to 13.02.2026.ratio¶20
Any interim relief granted earlier in the respective matters is to continue until the next date (13.02.2026).ratio¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

PROCEDURAL ORDER — no merits adjudicated. By a single-Judge order dated 16.01.2026, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Aurangabad Bench), Coram: S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J., in Criminal Application No. 2378 of 2023 (Harish S/o Prabhakar Sapkale and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Another), taken with a large batch of Criminal Applications of 2023 and 2025 and Criminal Writ Petitions Nos. 1669 of 2019, 1827 of 2019, 1005 of 2021 and 1012 of 2021: (1) extended time to carry out amendment by a further four weeks, expressly as a last chance; (2) directed that petitions/applications failing to amend within the stipulated period shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court; (3) stood the matters over to 13.02.2026; and (4) directed that interim relief, if any, granted earlier, continue till that date. No statute or precedent is cited and no substantive issue is engaged; the order's citation value is confined to the automatic-dismissal sanction for failure to amend.

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(1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2378 OF 2023

HARISH S/O PRABHAKAR SAPKALE AND OTHERS VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Mr. Narendra D. Sonavane, Advocate for Applicants. Mr. V. M. Lomte, Mrs. A. S. Mantri, Mr. S. A. Gaikwas, Mr. K. B. Jadhavar, Mr. K. N. Lokhande, APP for Respondents-State in respective matters.

Mr. N. L. Chaudhari, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 141 OF 2023 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2814 OF 2023 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3399 OF 2023 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 36 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 76 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 410 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 852 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1270 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1375 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 1645 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2034 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2471 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2752 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2794 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2835 OF 2025 AND

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(2)

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2859 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2861 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2876 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3092 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3519 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4429 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4577 OF 2025 AND CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1005 OF 2021 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2459 OF 2021 IN WP/1012/2021

WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1669 OF 2019 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1012 OF 2021 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3921 OF 2019 IN WP/1669/2019 WITH CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 2458 OF 2021 IN WP/1005/2021 WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1827 OF 2019

CORAM : S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J. DATED : 16^th JANUARY, 2026.

P.C.:-

Time to carry out amendment is extended by further four weeks from today, as a last chance in respective petitions/applications.

If amendment is not carried out within stipulated period, petitions/applications shall stand dismissed without further reference to Court.

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(3)

Stand over to 13.02.2026.

Interim relief, if any, granted earlier to continue till then.

(S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR) JUDGE

Devendra/January-2026