Mangesh Sham Satpute v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3647 OF 2022 Mangesh Sham Satpute ..Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra ..Respondent __________ Mr. Ashraf Ali Akhtar Shaikh for Applicant.

Mr. N. B. Patil, A.P.P. for State/Respondent. __________ CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.

DATE : 11 APRIL 2023 PC :

1.

The applicant had earlier approached this court vide Criminal Bail Application No.2936 of 2017. By reasoned order dated 12/06/2019 that application for bail was rejected. The applicant is in custody since 29/11/2016 and, therefore, the trial needs to be concluded at the earliest. The allegations against the applicant are quite serious. Everything is discussed in the previous order. However, the trial also needs to be concluded at the earliest. The main witness i.e. the first informant is already examined. 2.

Learned counsel for the applicant does not press this Digitally signed by VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Date:

2023.04.13 13:10:00 +0530 application, at this stage. However, he seeks liberty to approach VINOD BHASKAR GOKHALE Gokhale

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Hence, the following order:

O R D E R

i) The application is allowed to be withdrawn. ii) The Trial Court is requested to conclude the trial within a period of five months from today.

iii)If the trial is not over within that period, the applicant is at liberty to move fresh bail application on the ground of delay in trial.

iv)The applicant, as well as, the prosecution shall co-operate with the trial Court in concluding the trial within the stipulated period.

v) With these observations, the application is disposed of.

(SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)