Laxman Haribhau Chormale vs State of Maharashtra and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Laxman Haribhau Chormale vs State of Maharashtra and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Temporary-bail prayer neither granted nor rejected at this stage; interim directions issued for thorough medical examination by a Sir JJ Group of Hospitals expert panel with report in sealed cover through the learned APP; Applicant to be produced before the Registrar on 11th March 2026; matter stand over to 13th March 2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant is in fact suffering from serious injury, including alleged fracture of the right humerus and right femur, i.e., the genuineness of the medical claim advanced by him. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court is prima facie not satisfied about the genuineness of the Applicant's medical claim.

Ratio / Principle

In order to ascertain the correctness of the claim, the Court deems it appropriate that the Applicant be thoroughly examined by a panel of experts from the Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.

Key takeaways

The Court directs the Registrar, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, to constitute a panel of experts in the relevant field to examine the Applicant and conduct a thorough medical examination.ratio¶23
The expert panel may seek necessary assistance, including medical records, from INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba, Mumbai, for ascertaining the relevant facts.ratio¶23
The Surgeon/Commander of INHS Asvini Hospital is requested to extend all necessary assistance to the Registrar of Sir JJ Group of Hospitals for verifying and ascertaining the Applicant's medical records maintained at that hospital.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata, JJ.), 5 March 2026 — Interim Application No. 327 of 2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 644 of 2025: applicant Laxman Haribhau Chormale sought temporary bail pleading fractures to the right shoulder and right thigh and absence of appropriate medical treatment. The Court was prima facie not satisfied as to genuineness, noting his earlier treatment at INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba, and a certificate dated 1 October 2025 of the Surgeon/Commander recording admission on 20 September 2025 and discharge in a fit condition to travel without attendant. To test the claim of serious injury (fracture of right humerus and right femur), the Registrar, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, was directed to constitute an experts' panel for thorough examination; the panel may draw on INHS Asvini records, with that hospital's Surgeon/Commander requested to assist; the medical report is to reach the Court in a sealed envelope through the learned APP. The Applicant is to be produced before the Registrar on 11 March 2026 and the matter stands over to 13 March 2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 327 OF 2026 IN

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 644 OF 2025

Laxman Haribhau Chormale

… Applicant

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

… Respondents

Mr. Pratik Sabrad a/w Ms. Eshwaree S. Kudalkar for Applicant.

Smt. Prajakta P. Shinde, A.P.P. for Respondent-State.

Ms. Suvarna Chorge, Jailor Gr. II, Nashik Jail, present.

CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. DATE : 5^th March 2026

P.C. :

It is the case of the Applicant that he has sustained fractures to the right shoulder and right thigh and is presently not receiving appropriate medical treatment and continues to suffer pain on account thereof.

1.1) The Applicant has consistently sought temporary bail on the ground of these ailments.

We are, however, prima facie not satisfied about the genuineness of the claim. A perusal of the record indicates that the Applicant had earlier been treated at INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba, Mumbai. A certificate dated 1^st

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October 2025 issued by the Surgeon/Commander of the said Hospital records that, the Applicant was admitted on 20^th September 2025 and thereafter discharged in a fit condition to travel without attendant. The said certificate is attached at page No. 19 of the compilation of documents tendered across the bar by the learned APP. The compilation of the documents tendered by the learned APP and is taken on record.

In order to ascertain the correctness of the said claim and to determine whether the Applicant is in fact suffering from any serious injury, including fracture of the right humerus and right femur, we deem it appropriate that the Applicant be thoroughly examined by a panel of experts from the Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.

3.1) We accordingly direct the Registrar, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, to constitute a panel of experts in the relevant field to examine the Applicant and conduct a thorough medical examination. The panel may seek necessary assistance, including medical records, from INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba, Mumbai, for the purpose of ascertaining the relevant facts. The Surgeon/Commander attached to INHS Asvini Hospital, Colaba, Mumbai, is requested to extend all necessary assistance to the Registrar of Sir JJ Group of Hospitals for verifying and ascertaining the medical records of the Applicant maintained at the hospital. The medical report of the Applicant shall thereafter be submitted to this Court in a sealed envelope through the learned APP.

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3.2) The Applicant shall be produced before the Registrar, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals on 11^th March 2026.

Stand over to 13^th March 2026. ( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )

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