Pandu Bhikubhai Vatas v. State of Dadra and Angar Haveli, Union Territory
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application withdrawn — High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Bail Application No. 1031 of 2025 (22_BA_1031_2025); Pandu Bhikubhai Vatas v. State of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, U.T. and State; Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; dated 28 January 2026; applicant arrested 5th April 2024; incarceration of almost two years; Trial Court requested to frame charges within three months; liberty to file fresh bail application after six months if no progress in trial and charges not framed; counsel: Hamidullah Khan (Applicant); Ashwin Thool with Ayush Singh and Archishmati Chandramore (Respondent No.1 – U.T.); Anuja S. Gotad, APP (Respondent No.2 – State); disposed of as withdrawn without adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
No bail relief was granted; permission to withdraw was accepted and the Bail Application was disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to file a fresh bail application after six months if there is no progress in the trial and charges are not framed.