Bahubali Ravaji Doshi And Ors vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr

The Supreme Court directed the Reference Court to release 50% of the amount deposited by the State without security and the remaining 50% with security to the satisfaction of the Court, establishing a procedural guideline for similar cases. The Court emphasized that this order should govern the case of the appellants and encouraged the High Court to adopt the same approach in connected matters to avoid unnecessary travel to the Supreme Court. The appeal was disposed of without costs.