Bombay High Court
ABA/2355/2025 of SHIVTEJ VITTHAL KHANDEKAR AND ANOTHER Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA on 19 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 2353 OF 2025 Krushnadev Laxman Khandekar & Anr. … Applicants Versus The State of Maharashtra … Respondent WITH CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 2353 OF 2025
Krushnadev Laxman Khandekar & Anr.
… Applicants
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
… Respondent
WITH
CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 2354 OF 2025
Vitthal Laxman Khandekar & Anr.
… Applicants
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
… Respondent
WITH
CR. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLN. NO. 2355 OF 2025
Shivtej Vitthal Khandekar & Anr.
… Applicants
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
… Respondent
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Mr. Sanjeev P. Kadam, Senior Advocate a/w. Ms. Varsha Thorat, Mr. Arya Ambulkar, Ms. Vrunali Vilankar & Mr. Somnath Thengal i/b. Mr. Dilip Shinde for the Applicant.
Mr. C.D. Mali, A.P.P. for the Respondent-State.
Mr. Kuldeep Nikam a/w. Mr. Onkar Bajaj for the First Informant.
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Coram : SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.
Date : 19th October 2026.
PER COURT :
1. Heard both sides.
2. In Criminal Application No. 2354 of 2025, interim protection was granted to Applicant No. 1 by order dated 24th September 2025, which is still in operation. The Application, to the extent of Applicant No. 2, was permitted to be withdrawn. It is informed that Applicant No. 2 surrendered and the proceedings thereafter progressed.
3. In Criminal Application Nos. 2353 of 2025 and 2355 of 2025, interim protection was granted by orders dated 16th October 2025. There is no complaint regarding for violation of the conditions imposed by this Court. It is further informed that the charge-sheet has been filed.
4. In view of the above, all the Applications are disposed of by confirming the interim protection granted earlier. Applicant shall co-operate for expeditious disposal of trial. [ SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. ] osk 2 of
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