16-IA-148-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 148 OF 2026 IN ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 69 OF 2026 Umakant Chandrakant Deshmane ...Intervenor IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Mahesh Baban Shendekar ...Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra And Anr. ...Respondents __________________________________________________________ Mr. Samrat Hajare i/b Vaibhav Gaikwad, Advocate for the Intervenor. Mr. Ganesh Khatkale, Advocate for the Applicant in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026. Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent – State. __________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 8th September, 2026. P.C. : 1. By the present Application, the Intervenor / Original Complainant is seeking intervention in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026. 2. Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, learned APP for the Respondent – State, submits that the presence of the Intervenor would be Arjun 1 16-IA-148-2026.doc relevant. 3. Considering that the Intervenor being the Original Complainant, as stated in paragraph No. 2 of this Application, I deem it fit and proper to allow this Application and permit the Intervenor / Intervenor to intervene in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026 4. Mr. Ganesh Khatkale, learned Advocate for the Applicant in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026, seeks permission to carry out the amendment forthwith to add the Intervenor / Complainant as Intervenor in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026. 5. Permission to add the Intervenor / Complainant as Intervenor in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 69 of 2026, is granted. Amendment be carried out forthwith. 6. Interim Application No. 148 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 2 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.09.09 22:14:46 +0530