Keraba Laxman Patil v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

dtg 42-Wp-6658-2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6658 OF 2024 Keraba Laxman Patil ... Petitioner V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

... Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. Somvrat Kurlekar i/b Mr. Manoj Sabale for Petitioner. Mr. Yogesh M. Naghwa, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE : 11th June 2025.

P.C. :

1) In the morning session, Advocate Mr. Kurlekar submitted that, Mr. Manoj Sabale is in personal difficulty. After perusing the record, we noticed that, Advocate Mr. Budhbhushan Rajratna has also filed joint Vakalatnama with Advocate Mr. Manoj Sabale. When we ask to Advocate Mr. Kurlekar, where is Advocate Mr. Budhbhushan Rajratna, he sought time to take proper instructions and requested this Court to keep the Petition back, to be called out for in the second session.

1.1) In the second session, Advocate Mr. Kurlekar submitted that, both the Advocates on record for the Petitioner are in personal difficulty and 1/2

dtg 42-Wp-6658-2024.doc seeks accommodation.

1.2) Upon a query raised by the Court, he submitted that, Advocate Mr. Budhbhushan Rajratna has gone out of station i.e. at Belapur and Advocate Mr. Manoj Sabale, is in personal difficulty. 1.3) We are having our own doubt about the submissions advanced by Advocate Mr. Kurlekar and are not impressed with it. We are having our own serious doubt about it. However, taking into consideration the fact that, Advocate Mr. Kurlekar is a junior Advocate, by showing latitude to him, we adjourned the matter to 16th October 2025.

2) Stand over to 16th October 2025.

3) The Petitioner and/or his Advocate/s on record shall not circulate the Petition before the returnable date under any circumstance. ( RAJESH S. PATIL, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. ) 2/2