Vikas Gajanan Sharma And ORS v. State Of Maharashtra

8-ABA-305-2025 (CR) .doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 305 OF 2025 Vikas Gajanan Sharma And Ors ...Applicants

Versus

State Of Maharashtra

...Respondent

____________________________________ Ms. Surbhi Agrawal, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. Anand S. Shalgaonkar, APP for the State.

Mr. Pankaj Das, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mr. Gaikar, PI, Mulund Police Station present. ____________________________________

CORAM

: RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

DATED : 17 MARCH 2025 P.C.:

1.

Ms. Surbhi Agrawal, the learned Advocate for the applicants submits that, due to the applicants' bank accounts being frozen in various proceedings, they were unable to deposit a sum of Rs. 1,60,00,000/- by 13 March 2025, as per the undertaking given to this Court. She seeks an apology on behalf of her clients. She further submits that if a period of one week is granted to the applicants, they will, in any circumstances, deposit the sum of Rs. 1,60,00,000/-. She also submits that, due to multiple FIRs registered against the applicants, they were unable to attend the concerned police station from 26 Amol D. Nawale

8-ABA-305-2025 (CR) .doc February 2025 to 28 February 2025, under the fear of being arrested. 2.

Mr. Das, the learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2, submits that the applicants have a habit of flouting orders of various Courts. He submits that the solemn undertaking given before this Court has also been violated. However, as a matter of last chance, while keeping open the issue of the applicants having disregarded the order passed by this Court and the undertaking given to this Court, a week's time be granted.

3.

As a matter of indulgence, the applicants are granted one week's time, until 24 March 2025, to deposit a sum of Rs. 1,60,00,000/-. 4.

Stand over to 25 March 2025 under the caption "For Urgent Circulation".

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) Amol D. Nawale