High Court of Gujarat
MOHAMMAD IQBAL MOHAMAD SIDDHIK KHAN (PATHAN) (MOHAMMED IQBALKHAN)versusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
- Bench
- HASMUKH D SUTHAR
Holding
The court granted permission to withdraw the regular bail application and disposed of it as withdrawn.
Summary
The applicant, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, filed a regular bail application before the chargesheet. The respondent, the State of Gujarat, informed the court that proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act had already been initiated and a report filed. The applicant’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the bail application at this stage. The court granted the request, ordering the application to be withdrawn and disposed of without examining its merits.
Issues considered
- Whether the court may permit withdrawal of a regular bail application before the chargesheet when related SC/ST Act proceedings are pending
Legislation cited
Subjects
- regular bail
- withdrawal of application
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
- criminal procedure
- High Court
Judgment
R/CR.MA/11077/2026 ORDER DATED: 07/05/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL -
BEFORE CHARGESHEET) NO. 11077 of 2026
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MOHAMMAD IQBAL MOHAMAD SIDDHIK KHAN (PATHAN) (MOHAMMED
IQBALKHAN)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR MAHAMMD SUFIYAN M SINDHI(10216) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS MONALI BHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR
Date : 07/05/2026
ORDER
Learned Advocate for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw
the present application at this stage, since the learned APP for the
respondent – State has made a statement that proceedings under the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,
came to be invoked and the report has already been submitted before
the concerned Court. Hence, permission as prayed for is granted.
Accordingly, the present application stands disposed of as
withdrawn. This Court has not gone into merit of the case.
(HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ANKIT JANSARI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANKIT YOGESHBHAI JANSARI(HCW0109), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE I, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/05/2026 15:15:06
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