905-IA-584-2026 (CR).docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRI-INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 584 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL BAIL APPLN. NO. 3627 OF 2025 Firoz Mohammad Khan @ Firoz Zafar Ali Khan …...Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …...Respondents —————— Mr. Vrushabh M. Savla (Through V.C.) for Applicant. Mr. Nitin B. Patil, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Rishikesh Mohite for Respondent No.2-complainant. Officer : WASI Kshama Mane, Panchgani Police Station, present. —————— Coram : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. Date : 15th October 2026. PER COURT : 1. Heard Mr. Vrushabh Savla, learned Advocate for the Applicant, Mr. Nitin Patil, learned A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1-State and Mr. Rishikesh Mohite, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2. 2. By this Application, the Applicant has sought the following substantive reliefs: osk 1 of 4 905-IA-584-2026 (CR).docx “a. This Hon’ble Court be pleased to direct the Registry of this Hon’ble Court to refund the balance amount out of Rs.5,00,000/- deposited by the Applicant pursuant to the order dated 26.12.2025, after deducting the actual escort expenses as per clause (j) of the said order.” 3. Mr. Vrushabh Savla, learned Advocate for the Applicant, submits that an amount of 5,00,000/- was deposited before this Court towards security ₹ for payment of escort charges. He submits that the Respondent-State has quantified the escort charges at 1,35,639/-. He, therefore, submits that the ₹ balance amount, after deducting the escort charges, is required to be returned to the Applicant, as the amount was deposited by way of security towards payment of the escort charges. 4. Mr. Nitin Patil, learned A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1-State, tenders a report dated 20th January 2026, submitted by the Superintendent of Police, Satara. The same is taken on record and marked as Exhibit ‘X’ for identification. 5. By referring to the report dated 20th January 2026 (‘X’), Mr. Nitin Patil, learned A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1-State, submits that the escort charges payable by the Applicant are quantified at 1,35,639/-, which is required to ₹ be paid to the concerned Reserve Police Inspector, Satara (jk[kho iksyhl fujh{kd] lkrkjk). He submits that he has no objection to the balance amount being osk 2 of 4 905-IA-584-2026 (CR).docx returned to the Applicant. 6. Mr. Rishikesh Mohite, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2, submits that upon payment of the escort charges, the balance amount may be returned to the Applicant. 7. In view of the above, the Registry of this Court is directed to pay an amount of 1,35,639/-, as quantified by the Superintendent of Police, Satara, ₹ in his report dated 20th January 2026, marked as Exhibit ‘X’, on the following account, details of which are submitted by Mr. Nitin Patil, learned A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1-State. Name : jk[kho iksyhl fujh{kd] lkrkjk Bank Name : State Bank of India, Branch : Pratapganj Peth, Satara. Account No. : 11213246760 IFSC CODE : SBIN0000473 8. After deducting the aforesaid amount of 1,35,639/- from the total ₹ amount of 5,00,000/-, the balance amount of 3,64,361/- shall be returned ₹ ₹ by the Registry of this Court to the Applicant by transferring the same to the Applicant’s bank account. The bank details as submitted by Mr. Vrushabh Savla, learned Advocate for the Applicant are as follows : osk 3 of 4 905-IA-584-2026 (CR).docx Name : Firoz Mohammad Khan Bank Name : State Bank of India, Branch : Kurwai, Madhya Pradesh Account No. : 53029645604 9. The Interim Application No. 584 of 2026 is disposed of. [ ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. ] osk 4 of 4 OMKAR SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN Digitally signed by OMKAR SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN Date: 2026.10.15 19:45:23 +0530