52 - BA - 1008 - 2026.docx Rushi IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1008 OF 2026 Prashant Pundalik Navale … Applicant V/s. State of Maharashtra … Respondent Mr. Bhomesh Bellama a/w Mr. Yash Awalkanthe, for the Applicant Ms. Anuja Gotad, APP for the Respondent - State. Mr. Akshay Dingale, for the Respondent No.2. CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATED : OCTOBER 13, 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Bhomesh Bellam, learned Advocate for Applicant and Mr. Anuja Gotad, learned APP for Respondent. 2. Mr. Bellam, learned Advocate for the Applicant, gives the good news that the Applicant has been acquitted of the offence for which the present Bail Application was filed. In that view of the matter, the Application has become infructuous and is disposed of. 3. Needless to state, yesterday, when the matter was called out, I had the opportunity of hearing Mr. Akshay Dingale, learned appointed Advocate, representing and espousing the cause of Respondent No. 2, the victim. 1 52 - BA - 1008 - 2026.docx Rushi 4. However, since the Application has become infructuous, the same is disposed of accordingly. 5. This Court appreciates the assistance rendered by Mr. Dingale, learned Advocate appointed through the Legal Aid to espouse the cause of Respondent No. 2. His fees are to be paid by the High Court Legal Aid Services Authority as per rules on production of a server copy of this order and other compliances in accordance with the decision of this Court in the case of Sanjyot Nitin Telharkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.1and the Schedule under Regulation 18(1) of the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority Rules, 1998. 6. Bail Application is allowed and disposed of. [MILIND N. JADHAV, J.] 1 Judgment dated 25.09.2024 passed in Misc. Civil Application No. 134 of 2024 2