Deepak Bhalchandra Pagare v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

Prasad Rajput IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2354 OF 2024 Bijay Rajaram Mhaske .. Applicant

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State Of Maharashtra .. Respondent CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3020 OF 2024 Deepak Bhalchandra Pagare .. Applicant

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State Of Maharashtra and Anr.

.. Respondents ....................

 Mr. Rajesh Bhosale, appointed Advocate through Legal-aid for Applicant in BA No. 2354 of 2024.

 Mr. Hitendra J. Dedhia, APP for State in BA No. 2354 of 2024 .  PSI - S.R. Kanadkhedkar, Parkside Police Station.  Mr. M.S. Mulla, Advocate for Applicant in BA No. 3020 of 2024.  Mr. Sukanta A. Karmakar, APP for State in BA No. 3020 of 2024. ...................

CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : MARCH 12, 2025 P. C.

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Bail Application No.2354 of 2024:

1.

Heard.

2.

Present Application is heard alongwith Bail Application No.3020 of 2024. Applicants in both the Applications are co-accused in the same crime.

3.

Insofar as Bail Application No.2354 of 2024 is concerned, said Application has been received from Jail. It is not in the regular format. Mr. Bhosale has been appointed through Legal-aid vide order dated 25.07.2024 to represent and espouse the cause of Applicant. He is directed to implead victim as Respondent No.2 in the present Application. Amendment is permitted to be carried out in presence of the Court itself. Re-verification stands dispensed with. 4.

In view of the above, issue notice to Respondents. Mr. Dedhia, learned APP waives service on behalf of Respondent No.1State. Learned Advocate for Applicant is directed to serve an amended copy of the Application to the concerned Investigating Officer. 5.

The Investigating Officer is directed to depute a responsible Police Officer to get appropriate instructions from Respondent No.2 as to whether he / she requires legal representation to espouse his / her cause and apprise the Court on the next adjourned date upon which this Court shall take further steps to appoint Advocate from the legal aid, if so required.

Bail Application No.3020 of 2024:

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In Bail Application No.3020 of 2024 victim has been impleaded as Respondent No.2. Record of the orders which have been passed show that she has not been served. The learned Advocate for

Applicant is directed to serve set of papers directly on the Investigating Officer forthwith. Issue notice to Respondents. Mr. Karmakar, learned APP waives service on behalf of Respondent No.1State. 7.

The Investigating Officer is directed to depute a responsible Police Officer to get appropriate instructions from Respondent No.2 as to whether he / she requires legal representation to espouse his / her cause and apprise the Court on the next adjourned date upon which this Court shall take further steps to appoint Advocate from the legal aid, if so required.

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Both the above captioned matters be tagged and listed together on 19th March, 2025 on the 'Supplementary Board'. P.R. Rajput [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] by RAVINDRA MOHAN AMBERKAR Date:

2025.03.12 19:24:44 +0530 RAVINDRA MOHAN AMBERKAR