Poonam Arjun Bhalerao v. The State Of Maharashtra

21-BA-5451-2024.DOC

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO.5451 OF 2024 Poonam Arjun Bhalerao ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Anr.

...Respondents

Mr. Aniket Vagal a/w. Mr. Kunal Pednekar and Ms. Savvy Kolhekar, for the Applicant.

Ms. Shilpa G. Talhar, APP, for the Respondent No.1-State. Ms. Pallavi Doke, PSI, Koregaon Police Station (EOW), present.

CORAM:

MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

DATED :

1st APRIL 2025 PC:- 1.

This Court by order dated 11th March 2025 directed that the Informant be impleaded as party-Respondent and further directed the Investigating Officer to inform the Respondent No.2 about the next date of the Bail Application.

2.

Learned APP states that the Informant is not available at his address. The Informant is informed about this date by WhatsAPP message. She states that the Informant was also not present before the learned Trial Court on 25th March 2025, when the matter was listed before the learned Trial Court.

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21-BA-5451-2024.DOC 3.

Perusal of the order dated 6th March 2024 passed in earlier Bail Application No.2040 of 2023 filed by the present Applicant shows that, this Court has appointed Mr. Aditya Parmar, learned Counsel of this Court as Amicus Curiae to represent the interest of depositors.

4.

Accordingly, Mr. Aditya Parmar, learned Counsel of this Court is appointed to represent the interest of the depositors. 5.

Stand over to 4th April 2025.

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

2025.04.02 09:31:40 +0530 SONALI MILIND PATIL Sonali