His father Arvind Shriniwas Bobde was the former Advocate General of Maharashtra and his brother a veteran lawyer
मुळचे नागपूरकर असलेल्या शरद बोबडे यांचे वडील अरविंद बोबडे हे ज्येष्ठ विधिज्ञ आणि महाराष्ट्राचे महाधिवक्ता होते.