Arvind Purshottam Kesharwani v. The State Of Maharashtra

Shubhada S Kadam 26-BA-4163-2024 (CR).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4163 of 2024 Arvind Purshottam Kesharwani ... Applicant

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The State of Maharashtra .... Respondent Ms. Misbaah Solkar i/b. Mr. Amin Solkar, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. Vinod Chate, APP for Respondent-State.

CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

DATE : 17th JANUARY, 2025.

P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned APP for respondent-State.

2.

Learned counsel for the applicant seeks leave to withdraw this application with liberty to file fresh bail application after six months, if there is no progress in the trial.

3.

Considering the submission of learned counsel for the applicant, application is allowed to be withdrawn with aforesaid liberty and disposed of.

4.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that charge is framed against the applicant in the year 2021, since then, there is no progress in the trial. This Court had called for report from the concerned Judge about the delay in the trial. In the report, learned Judge has stated 1/2

Shubhada S Kadam 26-BA-4163-2024 (CR).doc that there is delay in the trial due to non-cooperation from the accused as well as prosecution.

5.

Considering this, the prosecution is directed to examine the witnesses as early as possible and the applicant-accused is directed to co-operate for expediting the trial.

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