Kumanlal Santram Kothavar v. The State Of Mah.T Hr. Pso Ps Dhanora Dist.Gadchiroli And Another

2024:BHC-NAG:437 37ba1008.2023.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CRIMINAL APPLICATION (BA) NO. 1008/2023 (Kumanlal Santram Kothavar Vs State of Maharashtra and another) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Mr. A.S. Manohar, counsel for the applicant.

Mr. Nikhil Joshi, APP for the State.

Ms. Kirti Deshpande, counsel (appointed) for non-applicant No.2. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.

DATED : 11/01/2024.

1.

The present application is for grant of bail filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2.

After hearing learned counsel for the applicant and after going through the investigation papers, I have shown my disinclination to grant bail.

3.

The learned counsel for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw the present application with liberty to file a fresh application, if there is no substantial progress in the trial within six months. He further submitted that since 31/05/2021, the applicant is behind bar, and there is no progress in the trial.

4.

In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned trial Court shall expedite the trial and the applicant is at liberty to rkn

37ba1008.2023.odt prefer an application for bail, if there is no progress in the trial within nine months.

5.

The fees of the learned counsel for the nonapplicant No.2/Victim, be quantified as per the Rules. 6.

The criminal application is disposed of.

[URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.] rkn