Bombay High Court
IRFAN AJIM SHAIKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed as Withdrawn
Holding
An anticipatory bail application may be withdrawn by the applicant, and the court may dismiss it upon such withdrawal.
Summary
The applicant, Irfan Ajim Shaikh, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court. During the hearing, counsel for the applicant, Mr. Aniket Wagal, informed the court that the applicant would surrender to the authorities by 24 August 2026 and wished to withdraw the bail application. The court accepted this statement and permitted the withdrawal. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was dismissed. No substantive merits of the bail claim were examined as the application was withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Can an anticipatory bail application be withdrawn by the applicant before a decision is rendered?
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- withdrawal
- criminal procedure
- bail
- high court
Judgment
914 ABA-2198-2026.DOC
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO.2198 OF 2026
Irfan Ajim Shaikh …Applicant
Vs.
State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Mr.Aniket Wagal a/w. Ms. Savvy Kolhekar and Ms. Juhi Kadu, for
the Applicant.
Ms. Savita M. Yadav, APP for the Respondent-State.
HC Deepak C. Shilawat, Jaykheda Police Station, Nashik Rural.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATE : 21st AUGUST, 2026
P. C.:
1. Mr. Wagal, learned counsel appearing for the Applicant, after
arguing the Anticipatory Bail Application for some time, seeks
withdrawal of the Anticipatory Bail Application. He states that the
Applicant will surrender on or before 24th August, 2026.
2. The statement is accepted. Accordingly, the Anticipatory
Bail Application is allowed to be withdrawn and dismissed as such.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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