Niranjan Navinkumar Shaha v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.682 OF 2024 Niranjan Navinkumar Shaha ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...Respondents

Mr. Priyal G. Sarda a/w. Ms. Seema Dighe and Mr. Shubham Sane, Advocates, for the Applicant.

Ms. Veera Shinde, APP, for the Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ashok R. Pandey, Advocate, for the Respondent No.2.

CORAM:

MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

DATED:

10th MAY 2024 P.C.:

1.

Heard Mr. Sarda, learned Counsel for the Applicant, Ms. Shinde, learned APP for the Respondent No.1-State and Mr. Pandey, learned Counsel for the Intervenor/proposed Respondent No.2.

2.

At the outset, Mr. Sarda, learned Counsel for the Applicant seeks leave to implead the Informant as party Respondent No.2. 3.

Leave granted. Amendment be carried out forthwith.

4.

Mr. Pandey, learned Counsel waives service on behalf of the Respondent No.2.

5.

Mr. Sarda, learned Counsel for the Applicant states that he is seeking relaxation of condition at clause (iv) of the Order dated 13th March 2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune in Bail Application No.769 of 2024. On instructions, he states that the Applicant will deposit an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- on or before 17th May 2024 and an additional amount of Rs.5,00,000/- on or before 31st May 2024. He states that he has taken instructions to make this statement and that the Applicant shall tender an undertaking in accordance with these statements. 6.

The said statements made by Mr. Sarda, learned Counsel on behalf of the Applicant are accepted as an undertaking given to this Court.

7.

In view of the said statements, without prejudice to the contentions to be raised by the Respondent No.2, the benefit of the Order dated 13th March 2024 granted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune is extended for a period until 21st June 2024

on the condition that an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- will be deposited by the Applicant on or before 17th May 2024 before the learned Trial Court and an additional amount of Rs.5,00,000/- will be deposited by the Applicant on or before 31st May 2024 before the learned Trial Court.

8.

In the meanwhile, the Respondent No.2 is at liberty to file an affidavit-in-reply.

9.

Stand over to 12th June 2024.

[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.] Digitally signed by SONALI MILIND PATIL Date:

2024.05.10 18:33:32 +0530 SONALI MILIND PATIL