Bipasha Deepak Kumar v. State Of Maharashtra

8-WP-5022-2025.DOC

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5022 OF 2025 Bipasha Deepak Kumar ..Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Anr

...Respondents

Mr. Mohit Bhardwaj, with Vinod Prajapati, for the Petitioner. Smt. R.S. Tendulkar, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Amol Phoujdar, for Respondent No.2.

CORAM:

N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATE :

22nd JANUARY 2026 P.C.:

1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner. 2.

Mr. Phoujdar, the learned Counsel, submits that he has instructions to appear on behalf of the first informant in the counter ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Case. It was submitted that in the peculiar facts of the case, the first by ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2026.01.23 19:08:39 +0530 informant is required to be impleaded as party-Respondent to this Petition.

3.

The learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to amend the Petition so as to implead the first informant in the counter case as partyRespondent through his guardian. ARS 1/2

8-WP-5022-2025.DOC 4.

Let the necessary amendment be carried out forthwith, by concealing the identity of the first informant in the counter case. 5.

Issue notice to the newly impleaded Respondent. 6.

Mr. Phoujdar, the learned Counsel, waives service of notice for the newly impleaded Respondent.

7.

At the request of Mr. Phoujdar, the learned Counsel for the newly impleaded Respondent, Stand over to 5th February 2026. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] ARS 2/2