Bombay High Court

ZAID ANIS SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The anticipatory bail application was dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The applicant, Zaid Anis Shaikh, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. During the hearing, the applicant's counsel informed the court that the parties had settled the dispute, and consequently there was no longer any basis for the bail application. The court noted the statement and, finding the application moot, dismissed it as withdrawn. No merits of the anticipatory bail were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice R. M. Joshi on 23 September 2026.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of an anticipatory bail application when the parties have settled the dispute and the applicant seeks to withdraw?

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal
settlement
criminal procedure
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:43147




                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                       ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 1761 OF 2026
                                       ZAID ANIS SHAIKH
                                             VERSUS
                                 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
                                               ...
           Mr. Ayyaz Shaikh & Mr. Abdullah Ashfaque Shaikh, Advocate for Applicant
           Mr. N. R. Dayama, APP for the Respondent/State

                                                      CORAM : R. M. JOSHI, J.
                                                      DATED    : 23rd SEPTEMBER, 2026

           PER COURT :-

           1.    Not on board. Upon mentioning, taken on board.

           2.    Learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions, makes statement

           that parties have settled the dispute and as such nothing survives in the

           application.

           3.    In view of this, application is dismissed as withdrawn.




                                                                ( R. M. JOSHI, J.)
           ssp




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