Rahul Damodar Ghule v. State Of Maharashtra

21-BA-1112-2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1112 OF 2024 Rahul Damodar Ghule ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

__________ Mr. Satyavrat Joshi i/b Mr. Samay Pawar, learned Advocate for the Applicant.

Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. for the State/Respondent. PI Ms. Deepali Bhujbal attached to EOW, Pune is present in the Court. Ms. Sushama Chavan, Jailor, Gr-I, Yerwada Jail, Pune is present in the Court.

__________ CORAM :

ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.

DATE :

1st JULY 2025.

P.C. :

1.

Heard Mr. Satyavrat Joshi, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. for the State/Respondent.

2.

Mr. Satyavrat Joshi, learned Advocate for the Applicant submits that the Applicant amongst other grounds, is pressing the ground of long incarceration and denial of speedy trial. 3.

In response to the said ground, Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. for the State/Respondent submits that the fault lies on the Applicant for delaying the trial.

4.

Mr. Satyavrat Joshi, learned Advocate tendered photo-state Gitalaxmi

21-BA-1112-2024.doc copies of the entire roznama to indicate that the Applicant/Accused was not produced before the learned Trial Court on several occasions, which is one of the grounds for delaying the trial. 5.

Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. sought time to take instructions, as such the matter was passed over post lunch. 6.

Matter was taken up post lunch, Jailor of Yerwada Jail, Pune is present in the Court. There appears to be some communication issues between the Jail Authorities and the Public Prosecutor of the learned Trial Court.

7.

In view of the above, Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. seeks time till Monday to take instructions and to make a statement with reference to the reason for non-production of the Applicant/Accused before the learned Trial Court. 8.

At the request of Ms. Anamika Malhotra, learned A.P.P. to enable her to place the reasons for not producing the Applicant/Accused before the learned Trial Court on the dates fixed for hearing, more particularly, in view of the ground raised by Mr. Satyavrat Joshi, learned Advocate, list the matter on 7th July 2025. [ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.] by GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Date:

2025.07.01 21:33:25 +0530 GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Gitalaxmi