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Dhiraj Prakash Sonwane v. Karan Santosh Sapkale and Another

Bombay HC25 Mar 2026APPLN/937/2026

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What is this about?

Withdrawal and disposal of bail application after Court refused relief; liberty to refile within 3 months; production of accused on material dates; framing of charge pending; trial segregation dated 27.03.2026; accused not produced on prior occasions; companion criminal application assisting APP disposed; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; single judge S.P. Brahme; decision date 07.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

No bail relief granted (Court declined relief); bail application withdrawn and disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh application if the trial does not commence within 3 months; applicant to be produced on all material dates without failure; Criminal Application No. 937 of 2026 also disposed of. ¶17

Dhiraj Prakash Sonwane vs Karan Santosh Sapkale and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should grant relief to the applicant Karan Santosh Sapkale in Bail Application No. 2423 of 2025. +2 more

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Court's answer

This Court declined to grant relief to the applicant; upon learned counsel's request, leave to withdraw the bail application was accepted.

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Ratio / Principle

The application is disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh application if the trial does not commence within a period of 3 months.

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Key takeaways

In lieu of the requested direction to the Investigating Officer, the Court instructed that the applicant shall be produced on all material dates without failure, so as to facilitate framing of the charge and commencement of the trial.ratio¶18
Criminal Application No. 937 of 2026, filed to assist the APP, is likewise disposed of.ratio¶19-20

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Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad (Shailesh P. Brahme, J.), 07 April 2026 — Bail Application No. 2423 of 2025 (Karan Santosh Sapkale v. State of Maharashtra): after the Court declined to grant relief during hearing, learned counsel sought leave to withdraw and the application was disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file afresh if the trial does not commence within three months. Instead of directing the Investigating Officer, the Court instructed that the applicant be produced on all material dates without failure so as to facilitate framing of the charge and commencement of the trial (trial segregated on or about 27.03.2026; matter posted for framing of charge; applicant previously not produced on several occasions). Companion Criminal Application No. 937 of 2026 (Dhiraj Prakash Sonwane v. Karan Santosh Sapkale and another), filed to assist the APP, was also disposed of.

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