Pradeep Guddenahalli Laxman v. State Of Maharashtra

7-APL-890-2026.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 890 OF 2026 Dr. Pradeep Guddenahalli Laxman ....Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra ....Respondent ---- Mr. Akshay Bankapur for the Applicant.

Mr. S. V. Gavand, Addl. PP, for Respondent-State. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 4th May, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

In the rarest of rare cases, the High Court would issue directions to a Judicial Officer.

2.

We are informed that an Application has been filed by the Applicant on 9th February, 2026 seeking permission from the learned 11th Joint Civil Judge Senior Division and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Nashik, in Criminal Miscellaneous Digitally signed by MANE SONALI DILIP Date:

2026.05.06 13:28:43 +0530 MANE SONALI DILIP Sonali Mane

7-APL-890-2026.odt Application No. 230 of 2026, to travel abroad. The Say has been filed on 4th March 2026. Yet, there is no hearing on the said Application.

3.

Though we are extremely slow in issuing directions to a Judicial Authority, in this matter, since we are informed that the hearing has been scheduled on 8th May 2026, we direct that the learned Court would ensure that the hearing is concluded on 8th May, 2026, and an Order is passed on or before 12th May, 2026. 4.

With the above directions, this Criminal Application is disposed off.

5.

The learned Advocate for the Applicant would place a copy of this Order before the learned Trial Court. (HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Sonali Mane