503-ba-540-2026.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 540 OF 2026 Sukant Gajanan Sawant … Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents Ms. Sanjana Desai i/by Sangram Desai for the Applicant. Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, APP for the State. CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATED : SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 P.C.: 1. This Application is circulated pursuant to the praecipe dated 22nd September 2026. The same is taken on record and marked with 'X' for identification. 2. At the request of Ms. Sanjana Desai, learned Advocate for the Applicant, this Application was ordered to be listed on the “Production Board”. 3. Ms. Sanjana Desai, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, seeks leave to withdraw the present Bail Application to renew the request for bail before the Trial Court in terms of the liberty granted by this Court by order dated 15th September 2025 passed in Criminal Bail Application No. 2775 of 2025. VRJ 1 VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Digitally signed by VAIBHAV RAMESH JADHAV Date: 2026.09.22 20:06:07 +0530 503-ba-540-2026.docx 4. Mr. Shrikant H. Yadav, learned APP for the State, submits that the recourse suggested by Ms. Sanjana Desai, learned Advocate for the Applicant, is the proper recourse and, therefore, he does not oppose the same. 5. In view of the statement made by Ms. Sanjana Desai, learned Advocate for the Applicant, leave is granted to withdraw this Bail Application to approach the Trial Court in terms of the liberty granted by order dated 15th September 2025 passed in Criminal Bail Application No. 2775 of 2025. 6. If a fresh Bail Application is filed before the Trial Court in terms of the said liberty, the same be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. 7. Criminal Bail Application No. 540 of 2026 stands disposed of as withdrawn. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) VRJ 2