Steven Alex Negal And ANR v. State Of Maharashtra

913-ABA-1030-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.1030/2025 STEVEN ALEX NEGAL AND ANR ...APPLICANTS VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ...RESPONDENT ...

Adv. Harshad A. Sathey i/b Ankita Pawar for the Applicant. Adv. Rutuja A. Ambekar, APP for the Respondent State. ...

CORAM

: RAJESH S. PATIL, J.

DATED : APRIL 17, 2025 P.C.:

1.

Mr. Pawar, learned counsel for the applicant seeks liberty to add the first informant a party respondent no.2. 2.

Liberty granted as prayed for. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. If the amendment is not carried out forthwith the anticipatory bail application will stand dismissed without further reference to this Court.

3.

Issue notice to respondent no. 2 returnable on 28 April 2025.

4.

APP to serve a copy of the anticipatory bail application on the respondent no.2 through the investigating officer. 5.

Mr. Pawar submits that by an order dated 10 March 2025 Harish

913-ABA-1030-2025.doc passed by the Sessions Court, interim protection was granted to the present applicant.

6.

In view of the above, no coercive steps be taken against the present applicant till the next date of hearing. 7.

Stand over to 28 April 2025, matter to come up under the caption "for urgent circulation."

(RAJESH S. PATIL, J.) Signed by: Harish V. Chaudhari Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 19/04/2025 14:15:59 Harish