KSG 4-WP-4585-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4585 OF 2026 Bimal Ramgopal Agarwal … Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors … Respondents _______________________________________ Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud i/b Mr. Khan Javed Akhtar for the Petitioner. Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Yashwant Thorat, Assistant Section Officer, Home Department, State of Maharashtra. Mr. Mangesh Chavan, A.C.P., attached to Commissioner Office, Mumbai. Mr. R.G. Gujar, P.S.I. attached to Malad Police Station, Mumbai. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. DATE : 30th SEPTEMBER, 2026 P.C. : 1) Record indicates that, Desk Officer, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra, has already informed the Appellate Authority about the fact of pendency of Appeal of the Appellant and hearing to be effected on that. However, office of the Appellate Authority has not reverted back to the concerned Officer. 2) In view thereof, we direct the Appellate Authority to decide the statutory Appeal of the Appellant within a period of three weeks from the date of uploading of the present Order on the official website of High Court of Bombay. 3) Petition is disposed off in the aforesaid terms. ( KAMAL KHATA, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. ) 1/1 KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE Digitally signed by KIRAN SANJAY GHUGE Date: 2026.10.05 15:22:15 +0530