15-wp-1035-2015.doc Nikita IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1035 OF 2015 Vinod Vasant Patil ...Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents ….. None for the Petitioner. Mr. A. A. Naik, APP for the State. ….. CORAM : M.S. KARNIK & SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, JJ. DATE : 29th SEPTEMBER, 2025. P.C: 1. None for the Petitioner. 2. We have perused the FIR in respect which the prayer for quashing is made in this petition. The allegation is that fictitious accounts were opened at the instance of the Petitioner who was working as an Agricultural Officer, thereby causing loss to the State Bank of India, the borrowers, and the State Government. It is alleged that the Petitioner committed misappropriation to the tune of Rs. 23,53,409.22. 3. The petition was filed in the year 2015. Learned APP informed us that the trial has commenced and one witness has already been examined. 4. We do not see any reason to entertain the petition, considering 1 of 2 NIKITA KAILAS DARADE Digitally signed by NIKITA KAILAS DARADE Date: 2025.09.30 10:09:57 +0530 15-wp-1035-2015.doc the severe nature of allegations which needs to be tried. 5. The petition stands dismissed. [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.] [M.S. KARNIK, J.] 2 of 2