32-IA-384-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 384 OF 2026 IN BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1096 OF 2023 Hrishikesh Ashok Bartakke ...Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra ...Respondent _______________________________________________________________ Mr. Swaroop Karade, Advocate for the Applicant. Mr. S. H. Yadav, APP for the Respondent – State. Mr. Atharva Bhingardive, (through VC), Advocate for the Intervenor. _______________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 29th September, 2026. P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Swaroop Karade, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. S. H. Yadav, learned APP for the Respondent – State. 2. By the present Application, the Applicant has sought for the following substantive relief in term of prayer clause (a) :- (a) The Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to relax the condition no. (c) in order dated 26/09/2023 in Bail Application No. 1096 of 2023, to the extent it requires the applicant to visit the Investigating Officer of Vita Police Station, Dist. Sangli on every 1st and 3rd Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. till conclusion of Trial and direct the Applicant to attend the Investigating Officer of Vita Police Station, Dist. Sangli as and when required by the Investigating Officer. Arjun 1 32-IA-384-2026.doc 3. Mr. Swaroop Karade, learned Advocate for the Applicant, states that the chargesheet is filed, the same is registered as Special Case No. 244 of 2024 and is before the Additional Sessions Judge, Vita. He states that the Applicant is regularly appearing in the said Sessions Case, Special Case No. 244 of 2024. He therefore requests for modification of Condition No. 8(c) in the order dated 26.09.2023 passed in Bail Application No. 1096 of 2023. He, on instructions, states that instead of reporting to the Police Station on two Saturdays in a month, the same be relaxed by making the reporting to the Police Station once a month. 4. The request made by Mr. Swaroop Karade, learned Advocate for the Applicant, is not opposed by Mr. S. H. Yadav, learned APP for the Respondent – State. He, on instructions from the Investigating Officer, Vita Police Station, states that Condition No. 8(c) can be modified to the extent of making the reporting once a month i.e. on the first Saturday of every month. 5. Mr. Atharva Bhingardive, learned Advocate for the Intervenor, does not oppose the said request made by Mr. Swaroop Karade, learned Advocate for the Applicant, to the extent of making the reporting to the Investigating Officer, Vita Police Station, once a month. Arjun 2 32-IA-384-2026.doc 6. In view of the above and by consent of parties, Condition No. 8(c) of the order dated 26.09.2023, passed in Bail Application No. 1096 of 2023, is modified as follows :- 8(c) The Applicant shall appear and report to the Investigating Officer, Vita Police Station, once a month i.e. on the 1st Saturday of every month from 10:00 am to 12 noon, till the conclusion of trial in Special Case No. 244 of 2024. 7. The rest of the conditions of the order dated 26.09.2023, remain unaltered. 8. Interim Application No. 384 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 3 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.10.01 10:56:09 +0530