Ashok Balwant Patil vs Mohan Madhukar Patil

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1695

B. R. GAVAI, SANDEEP MEHTA
Ashok Balwant Patil – Appellant
Versus
Mohan Madhukar Patil – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR Mr. Geo Joseph, Adv. Mr. Risvi Muhammed, Adv. Mr. Durgesh Gupta, Adv.

Table of Content
1. permission granted; delay condoned; case closed (Para 1 , 2 , 7 , 8)
2. court emphasizes need for timely bail hearings (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)

ORDER

1. Permission to file special leave petition(s) is granted.

2. Delay condoned.

3. The order that we propose to pass is not prejudicial to the interest of any of the parties and hence requirement of issuance of notice to the respondents is dispensed with.

4. We are amazed with the speed in which the application for anticipatory bail is considered by the High Court of Bombay.

5. Initially, an ad interim anticipatory bail was granted to the respondent(s) accused on 10.04.2019. The matter came to be adjourned from time to time only observing that on account of paucity of time, the Court is not in a position to hear the matter. The only effective order that is passed is on 17.10.2022, on which day the time was given to the prosecution to place on record the material in support of their case.

6. No doubt, that the liberty of a citizen is a most important factor. However, at the same time, the consideration of an application for permanent bail on merits is also necessary. We, therefore, request the High Court to take up the matter exp

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