Baban S/O Narayan Shinde and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application withdrawn before the Bombay High Court (Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.) by Baban S/o Narayan Shinde & Ors. against the State of Maharashtra, with liberty to file a fresh bail application after one year absent substantial progress in the trial; APP directed to supply Section 164 Cr.P.C. statements of the victims; Trial Court requested to expedite the sensitive trial; counsel Ashok Saraogi for Applicants, APP Megha S. Bajoria for State, Priyanka Chavan for Respondent No. 2; PSI Sambhaji Mane of Kalyan Taluka Police Station present; dated 23 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal permitted with liberty to file a fresh bail application after one year if there is no substantial progress in the trial; learned APP directed to provide the Applicants copies of the victims' statements recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C.; Trial Court requested to expedite the trial.