Ashok Devu Kode v. The State Of Maharashtra

NISHA SANDEEP CHITNIS NISHA SANDEEP CHITNIS Date: 2025.03.04 16:27:22 +0530 26-ia.3648.2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3648 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 84 OF 2020 Ashok Devu Kode ...Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhry a/w Mr. Hasan Nizami for the Applicant/Appellant.

Mr. V. B. Konde-Deshmukh, Addl.P.P for the Respondent-State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.

DATE : 3rd MARCH 2025 P.C. :

1.

This is the third application preferred by the applicant seeking suspension of his sentence and enlargement on bail, pending the hearing and final disposal of the aforesaid appeal. It appears that the applicant's first interim application seeking bail, was withdrawn after arguing for some time, with liberty to file a fresh application for bail, if the appeal is not decided within one year from the date of the order. The same is recorded in the order dated 15th March 2022, N. S. Chitnis 1/2

26-ia.3648.2024.doc passed by this Court [Coram : S. S. Shinde (as he then was) & Sarang V. Kotwal, JJ.] in Interim Application No.270 of 2020. The said order is at Exhibit - 'C', on page 83 of the application. As far as the second interim application for bail preferred by the applicant is concerned, the prayer for bail was rejected by this Court [Coram : Nitin W. Sambre & R. N. Laddha, JJ.], by observing that as far as prayer for grant of bail in Interim Application No.3448 of 2021 is concerned, similar prayer made by the applicant vide Interim Application No.270 of 2020 was already not pressed and as such, no fresh grounds were made out in the said application. The said order is at Exhibit - 'D', on page 84 of the application.

2.

Considering the aforesaid, judicial propriety requires that the present application be placed before a bench of which Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang V. Kotwal, is a member.

3.

Registry to take steps accordingly.

DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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