Sanjay Bhalchandra Vartak v. State Of Maharashtra

2025:BHC-AS:54548 14 apl 1278 of 2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1278 OF 2025 Sanjay Bhalchandra Vartak ...

Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra ...

Respondent Mr. Advait Shukla, for Applicant.

Mr. K.C.Shinde, for State.

PSI Kasurde, Vile Parle Police station present. CORAM: N.J.JAMADAR, J.

DATE :

11 DECEMBER 2025 P.C.

1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the Applicant.

2.

A limited prayer in the application is to direct an expeditious disposal of the application for discharge preferred by the Applicant in CC No.367/W/2020. 3.

Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the discharge application is awaiting adjudication for over two years. Attention of the Court is invited to the copy of the roznama of the proceedings before the learned Magistrate.

4.

It appears that, the applicant has filed Discharge Application on 16 May 2023. Without delving into the correctness of the allegations in the Application, since the Discharge Application has been filed on 16 May 2023, learned Magistrate is requested to hear and decide the Discharge Application as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of three months SSP 1/2

14 apl 1278 of 2025.doc from 16 January 2026; the next schedule date of the listing of CC No.367/W/2020 before the learned Magistrate.

5.

Criminal Application stands disposed.

( N.J.JAMADAR, J. ) SSP 2/2 Signed by: S.S.Phadke Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 12/12/2025 11:14:26