SHRIKANT GURULING KOLI v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
IA/585/2026 · 2026-10-16
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1/3 912-IA-585-2026(CR).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.585 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2079 OF 2023 Shrikant Guruling Koli ….Applicant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra ....Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Rushikesh Kale (Through VC) a/w Maruti Sarkar, for Applicant. Mr. Nitin B. Patil, A.P.P., for the Respondent-State. _________________________________________________________________
CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 16th OCTOBER, 2026. P.C.
1. Heard Mr. Rushikesh Kale, learned Advocate for the Applicant, and Mr. Nitin B. Patil, learned A.P.P., for the Respondent - State.
2. By the present Application, the Applicant has sought the following substantial relief:
“b) by issuing an appropriate order this Hon’ble Court be pleased to relax the condition as per clause (b) and (d) which is imposed by this Hob’ble Court by Order dated 05.02.2024 in Criminal Bail Application No.2079 of 2023 and allow the Applicant to enter in the Solapur City as Shantanu S. Dhudum SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Digitally signed by SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Date: 2026.10.17 14:47:32 +0530
2/3 912-IA-585-2026(CR).DOC stipulated by this Hon’ble Court on such terms and conditions.”
3. At the outset, Mr. Rushikesh Kale, learned Advocate for the Applicant, restricts this Application to seeking relaxation of bail condition (b) imposed by the order dated 5th February 2024 and submits that the Applicant is not pressing for relaxation of bail condition (d). He states that Crime No. 55 of 2023 is registered as Sessions Case No. 246 of 2023, and is pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Solapur. He further submits that the Applicant has complied with the bail conditions imposed by the order dated 5th February 2024. He also submits that an identical condition imposed in the case of co-accused (Mahesh Shivaji Shejerao) was relaxed by this Court by order dated 24th March 2025 passed in Criminal Interim Application No. 755 of 2025.
4. Mr. Nitin B. Patil, learned A.P.P. for the Respondent–State, on instructions from the Investigating Officer, submits that the Investigating Officer does not oppose relaxation of bail condition No. 9(b) imposed by the order dated 5th February 2024 passed in Bail Application No. 2079 of
2023.
5. In view of the above, bail condition No. 9(b) imposed by the
order dated 5th February 2024, which reads as follows, stands relaxed:
“b)The Applicant shall not enter the Municipal limits of Solapur City and the jurisdiction of the M.I.D.C. Police Shantanu S. Dhudum
3/3 912-IA-585-2026(CR).DOC Station, Solapur after being released on bail, except for reporting to the Investigating Officer, if called and for attending the trial.”
6. The rest of the order dated 5th February 2024 passed in Bail Application No.2079 of 2023 shall remain unaltered.
7. Criminal Interim Application No.585 of 2026 is disposed of accordingly.
( ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Shantanu S. Dhudum