Umesh Chandrakant Janwalkar v. State Of Maharashtra

P. V. Tiwari 16-BA-4034-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4034 OF 2025 Umesh Chandrakant Janwalkar ...Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Mr. Subhash Jha a/w Mr. Chetan Gogawale a/w Mr. Sumeet Upadhyay i/b Law Global Advocates for the Applicant. Ms. Anamika Malhotra, for the Respondent. No. 1. API-Swati Jagtap, attached to Manpada Police Station, Thane City, present.

CORAM

DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.

DATED:

11TH DECEMBER 2025 PC:- 1.

The Respondent No. 2-Ms. Sonali G. Pandore is present in Court. She states that she has made an application before the Registry for permission to appear in-person. 2.

The said Application is yet pending. The record shows that Mr. Uday P. Warunjikar, learned Advocate is appointed by 11th December 2025

P. V. Tiwari 16-BA-4034-2025.doc the High Court Legal Aid Services Committee to represent the Respondent No. 2 in the present matter.

3.

However, the Respondent No. 2 has a grievance that Mr. Warunjikar has not appeared in the matter and has only sent his junior on the previous date. She says that she wants to appear in the matter in-person.

4.

In view of the urgency in the matter as stated by Mr. Jha, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant, list the matter on 17th December, 2025 at 03.00 p.m. If by then, the Respondent No. 2 is permitted by the concerned committee to appear in-person, she will be so permitted.

5.

The Court has also asked her as to whether the Court should appoint a counsel to represent her, however, she does not wish to avail the services of any legal aid of this Court. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J) 11th December 2025