Shobha Jijaba Salunkhe v. State Of Maharashtra

912_ABA2976_24.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2976 OF 2024 Shobha Jijaba Salunkhe ...

Applicant Vs.

State of Maharashtra ...

Respondent Mr. Vaibhav R. Gaikwad for Applicant.

Mr. Prasanna P. Malshe, APP for Respondent-State. CORAM : MANISH PITALE, J.

DATE : NOVEMBER 13, 2024 P.C. :

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Heard Mr. Gaikwad, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr.Malshe, learned APP for the respondent-State. 2.

At the outset, it is pointed out that as per Exhibit-C at page 122 of the application, earlier anticipatory bail application of the applicant was dismissed as withdrawn.

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This very applicant had filed Anticipatory Bail Application No.2018 of 2024 and on 06.08.2024, this Court passed the following order:- ".

After having argued the application for some time, when this Court was inclined to dismiss the application, Mr. Gaikwad, learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks permission to withdraw the application.

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Hence, dismissed as withdrawn."

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A perusal of the above-quoted order shows that this Court, after hearing the learned counsel for the applicant on merits, was inclined to MINAL SANDIP PARAB by MINAL SANDIP PARAB Date:

2024.11.13 18:08:07 +0530 dismiss the application and at that stage, on instructions, the learned counsel sought permission to withdraw the application. Consequently, the application was dismissed as withdrawn.

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In such a situation, entertaining the present application would amount to nothing but reviewing the aforesaid order, which cannot be permitted. It is not even the case of the applicant that there is any specific subsequent event or circumstance that would warrant hearing of the present application. This is nothing but an attempt to re-argue the matter before this Court, which cannot be permitted. 6.

In the case of G. R. Ananda Babu Vs. State of Tamil Nadu and another (order dated 28.01.2021 in Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.213 of 2021) the Supreme Court has deprecated this practice of applicants filing successive anticipatory bail applications, while not co-operating with the investigation. 7.

In view of the above, the application is dismissed. (MANISH PITALE, J.) Minal Parab 2/2