33 - ia - 536 - 2026.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 536 OF 2026 IN CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 596 OF 2026 Ganesh Sadashiv Bhosale … Intervener In the matter between Parmeshwar @ Dewa Nanaso Jadhav … Applicant V/s. State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents Mr. Shankar Katkar with Ms. Tanaya Doke for the Intervener. Mr. Piyush Toshnival (through V.C.) with Mr. Aarya V. Ambulkar i/by Mr. Ashish Pawar for the Applicant in Bail Application. Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP for the State. CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATED : SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 P.C.: 1. Heard Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate for the Intervener, Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant, and Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, learned APP for the State. 2. By the present Interim Application, the Intervener is seeking intervention in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026. 3. Mr. Shankar Katkar, learned Advocate for the Intervener, states that the Intervener is a witness in Crime No. 517 of 2016 and that he VRJ 1 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Digitally signed by VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Date: 2026.09.08 19:50:19 +0530 33 - ia - 536 - 2026.docx has material on record to indicate the culpability of the Applicant- Accused in the crime. He submits that the Intervener was brutally attacked by a gang member of which the Applicant is also a member. 4. Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant (Applicant in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026), opposes the said request on the ground that the Intervener has no locus. To clarify, he submits that the Intervener is neither an eyewitness nor a witness and that the intent in filing this Application is to delay the disposal of the Bail Application. 5. Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, learned APP for the State, submits that, in view of the statements made by the Intervener in the Application, he has no objection to permitting the intervention. 6. Considering the statements made in the Application, which are not opposed by way of a reply, I deem it fit and proper to allow this Interim Application and permit the Intervener to intervene in the Bail Application as an intervener. 7. Interim Application No. 536 of 2026 is, therefore, allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 8. Mr. Piyush Toshnival, learned Advocate for the Applicant (Applicant in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026), seeks permission to carry out the amendment forthwith to add the Intervener in this VRJ 2 33 - ia - 536 - 2026.docx Application as an Intervener in Bail Application No. 596 of 2026. 9. Permission, as prayed for, is granted. 10. Amendment be carried out forthwith. 11. Interim Application No. 536 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) VRJ 3