Raju Iranna Vaidya v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

KSG 7-Ia-2947-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2947 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 807 OF 2025 Raju Iranna Vaidya ... Applicant/Appellant V/s.

State of Maharashtra & Anr ... Respondents _______________________________________ Mr. M.A. Khan for the Applicant.

Ms. M.H. Mhatre, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ.

DATE : 17th MARCH 2026 P.C. :

1) Respondent No.2 is personally present in Court and through KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE learned A.P.P. seeks legal aid to represent her. The legal intricacies involved in KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE Date: 2026.03.27 13:57:51 +0530 the Petition are required to be dealt with by an experienced Advocate in the field.

2) We therefore direct the Dy. Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, Mumbai to appoint an Advocate with a standing of not less than 7 years at bar, to espouse the cause of Respondent No.2. This be done within a period of three weeks from today.

3) Stand over to 15th April, 2026.

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KSG 7-Ia-2947-2025.doc 4) The name of the concerned Advocate be informed to Respondent No.2, through the concerned Police Station who has investigated the crime in-question.

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