Siddharth Suresh Dalod v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3085 OF 2025 Siddharth Suresh Dalod ...Applicant V/s.

The State of Maharashtra

...Respondent

Mr. Pratik Kalantri, a/w Mr. Renuka Shukla, a/w Adv. Deepali K., Advocate for the Applicant.

Ms. Rutuja Ambekar, APP for the Respondent/State.

CORAM

:

N.R. BORKAR, J.

DATE :

17.11.2025.

P.C. :

1.

This is an application for Anticipatory Bail. 2.

The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No. 317 of 2024 registered at Indiranagar Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 109, 115, 352, 351(2), 351(3) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and under Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act.

3.

According to the prosecution, on the date of incident, 1/3

which took place on 08.10.2024, on account of previous dispute, the applicant and other co-accused came to the house of the injured, Samrat Gaikwad, and assaulted him by hockey stick etc., and attempted to commit his murder.

4.

The learned counsel for the applicant has drawn my attention to the order passed by this Court dated 16.01.2025 in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 119 of 2025. By the said order, the applicant was permitted to withdraw the earlier Anticipatory Bail Application filed by him. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that there is a change in circumstance, as after withdrawal of the earlier Anticipatory Bail Application, the prosecution has filed the charge-sheet. It is submitted that thus the present application may be considered on merits. 5.

On the other hand, the learned APP for the respondentState submits that the earlier application was withdrawn as this Court was not inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. It is submitted that the applicant is absconding. It is submitted that considering the said facts, the application may not be entertained.

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6.

In absence of any material change in the prosecution case against the applicant, mere filing of charge-sheet cannot be treated as a change in circumstance to entertain the present application. If such applications are entertained, then every accused after withdrawal/rejection of anticipatory bail would avoid arrest till filing of charge-sheet and would thereafter file fresh application. I am, therefore, not inclined to entertain the present application. The application is rejected.

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