Bhagwansinh Premsing Chitodiya v. The State Of Maharashtra

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.3469 OF 2025 Bhagwansinh Premsing Chitodiya .....Applicant Vs.

The State of Maharashtra .....Respondent Mr. D. M. Latake with Mr. Nikhil D. Gore, Mr. K. J. Modani, and Mr. P. P. Gurav, for Applicant.

Mr. Chandrakant D. Mali, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. S. R. Chavan, ASO for Hatkangale Police Station, Kolhapur. CORAM : MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.

DATED : 2nd FEBRUARY 2026 P.C.:- 1.

The Applicant has filed the present Application seeking grant of bail. The Applicant has been in judicial custody since the year 2024. 2.

It appears from the record that the matter was listed before the District and Sessions Court, Ichalkaranji, on 15th July 2024, and thereafter the next date of hearing was fixed on 4th February 2026. 3.

Call for a status report from the concerned Court explaining the reasons for the delay in the conduct of the trial. 4.

Stand over to 16th February 2026.

(MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.) Suresh 1/1