1 11-IA 3490-25.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3490 OF 2025 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.535 OF 2018 Anand Madhav Ashtaputre … Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents ----- Mr. Rahul Arote for the Applicant. Mr. B. V. Holambe Patil, APP for the Respondent-State. ----- CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 23RD JANUARY 2026 P.C. : 1. Mentioned out of turn. 2. I have heard the Learned Counsel for the Applicant and Learned APP for the State. 3. The Applicant is permitted to make an application for renewal of his passport to the concerned authority. It such an application is made, the concerned authority, in absence of any legal impediment, shall renew the passport of the Applicant in accordance with the law. 4. The Interim Application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) Mugdha 1 of 1 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date: 2026.01.26 13:54:31 +0530