304.IA2819.2026.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2819 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 330 OF 2016 Afzal Suleman Khan @ Parvesh@ Parmesh Guddu Gupta @ Pabhujyot Singh. … Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents -------------- Mr. Ajinkya Udane, Advocate for Applicant appointed through Legal Aid. Mr. A.A. Palkar, APP for Respondent/State. -------------- CORAM : M. S. KARNIK & SANDESH D.PATIL, JJ. DATE : 9th OCTOBER, 2026 P.C. : 1. The Applicant has filed the present Application through jail for change of Advocate. It is the case of the Applicant that Mr. Mihir Joshi, learned Advocate was appointed by this court vide order dated 10/6/2022 passed in Interim Application No. 2935 of 2021 should not represent him and he be represented by Advocate Mr. Kartik Garg. The Applicant has not stated whether he is willing to appoint Mr. Kartik Garg as his private advocate for through legal aid. In any case, earlier Advocate Mr. Joshi was Talwalkar 1 ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Digitally signed by ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Date: 2026.10.09 20:08:42 +0530 304.IA2819.2026.odt appointed through legal aid. We do not agree with the contention of the Applicant that he should be represented by a particular advocate through legal aid. In this premise, we reject the Application. There is yet another ground for rejection namely that we have appointed Mr. Ajinkya Udane as learned Counsel through legal aid to represent the Applicant, who is present before us today. 2. For the above reasons, the Interim Application is rejected. (SANDESH D.PATIL, J.) (M. S. KARNIK, J.) Talwalkar 2