Bombay High Court
JABBAR SHAH GULAB SHAHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- R M JOSHI
Holding
The Investigating Officer must be present on the next hearing, failing which a coercive order will be passed.
Summary
The Court heard an anticipatory bail application filed by Jabbar Shah Gulab Shah. The petitioner was represented by Advocate Ashok Abasaheb Munde and the State by N. R. Dayama. The Court ordered that the matter be stood over to 2 September 2026 and specifically directed that the Investigating Officer must be present on the next hearing; failure to do so will result in a coercive order. No substantive discussion of the merits of the bail application was recorded. The order is essentially procedural, ensuring the presence of the investigating officer for further proceedings.
Issues considered
- Whether the Investigating Officer must be present before the Court on the next date of hearing in an anticipatory bail application
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- investigating officer
- coercive order
- adjournment
- procedural direction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
17 ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1327 OF 2026
JABBAR SHAH GULAB SHAH
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
...
Mr. Ashok Abasaheb Munde, Advocate for Applicant
Mr. N. R. Dayama, APP for the Respondent/State
CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
DATED : 10th AUGUST, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. At the request of learned APP, stand over to 02.09.2026.
2. It is clarified that if, on the next date of hearing, the Investigating
Officer fails to remain present before this Court, coercive order shall be
passed.
( R. M. JOSHI, J.)
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