15-IA-490-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 490 OF 2026 IN BAIL APPLICATION NO. 740 OF 2026 Annasaheb Bapusaheb Chaugale ...Intervenor IN THE MATTER BETWEEN Pranjal Sharadchandra Phadnis ...Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra And Anr. ...Respondents _______________________________________________________________ Mr. Gautam Pawar, for the Intervenor. Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondent – State. Mr. S. R. Ganbavale, Advocate for the Applicant in Bail Application No. 740 of 2026. _______________________________________________________________ CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 8th September, 2026. P.C. : 1. Interim Application No. 490 of 2026 is not on Board. Upon mentioning by Mr. Gautam Pawar, learned Advocate for the Intervenor, this Application was taken on Board. 2. By the present Application, the Applicant (Original Complainant), is seeking intervention in Bail Application Number 740 of 2026. 3. Prayer clause A reads as thus: Arjun 1 15-IA-490-2026.doc (A) Allow the present Intervention Application and permit the Intervenor / Original Complainant to intervene and assist the Court in Criminal Bail Application No. 740 of 2026; 4. Mr. S. R. Ganbavale, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mrs. S. N. Deshmukh, learned APP for the Respondent - State, do not oppose the said request made by Mr. Gautam Pawar, learned Advocate for the Intervenor. 5. In view of the no objection, this Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (A). Applicant is permitted to intervene in Bail Application No. 740 of 2026. 6. Mr. S. R. Ganbavale, learned Advocate for the Applicant in Bail Application No. 740 of 2026, seeks leave to carry out the amendment forthwith to add the Complainant as an Intervenor in Bail Application Number 740 of 2026. 7. Permission to add the Complainant as Intervenor in Bail Application No. 740 of 2026, is granted. Amendment be carried out forthwith. 8. Interim Application No. 490 of 2026 is disposed of. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) Arjun 2 ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Digitally signed by ARJUN KRISHNA RODGE Date: 2026.09.10 14:15:23 +0530