Sitaram Kukar Prasad v. The State Of Maharashtra

22-BA-3203-2025 Navnath Waghmare

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3203 OF 2025 Sitaram Kukar Prasad ...Applicant

Versus

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Mr.Siddharth Gharat a/w Sahir Patel i/b Mr. Nitin Sejpal for the Applicant Mr. A.S. Gawai, APP, for the Respondent-State.

CORAM:

R. M. JOSHI, J.

DATED:

24th APRIL, 2026 PC:- 1.

After hearing learned counsel for both sides and when this Court has shown disinclination to grant any relief, learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks withdrawal of the application.

He further seeks directions to decide trial expeditiously.

2.

Learned APP submits that considering the pendency before the Trial Court and also in view of the number of witnesses to be examined at least one year would be require to complete the trial. 24th APRIL, 2026

22-BA-3203-2025 Navnath Waghmare 3.

This court finds substance in the contention of the learned APP and hence, Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial a period of a year from today, In the event of failure to do so, it shall be open to the applicant to revive the bail application. 4.

Application stands dismissed as withdrawn.

R. M. JOSHI, J.

{ 24th APRIL, 2026