IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.460 OF 2024
(@ SLP(CRL.) No.15306/2023)
AJEET BALAJI SOLUNKE APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
3. Taking into consideration the specific role attributed to the appellant and the period of incarceration, we are inclined to set aside the impugned order. The appellant is granted bail subject to the conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court.
4. The appeal is allowed accordingly.
5. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
[M.M. SUNDRESH ]
[S.V.N. BHATTI]
NEW DELHI;
29 th , JANUARY, 2024

ITEM NO.6 COURT NO.14 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 15306/2023 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 07-08-2023 in BA No. 724/2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Aurangabad)
AJEET BALAJI SOLUNKE Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Respondent(s)

Date : 29-01-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, Sr. Adv.

For Respondent(s) Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv.
Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv.
Ms. Raavi Sharma, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The relevant portion of the order reads as under:-
Taking into consideration the specific role attributed to the appellant and the period of incarceration, we are inclined to set aside the impugned order. The appellant is granted bail subject to the conditions that may be imposed by the Trial Court.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
(SWETA BALODI) (POONAM VAID)
COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)
(Signed order is placed on the file)