Bombay High Court

QASIM RASHID KHANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 17 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed off as Withdrawn

Holding

The Court allowed the withdrawal of the anticipatory bail application with liberty to file a fresh application after full disclosure of criminal antecedents.

Summary

The applicant, Qasim Rashid Khan, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court. He sought permission to withdraw the application and to file a fresh one after fully disclosing his criminal antecedents, relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Zeba Khan v. State of Uttar Pradesh. The respondent, the State of Maharashtra, opposed the request. The Court examined whether the applicant could be allowed to withdraw the pending application and be granted liberty to re‑file a new one with full disclosure. Relying on the precedent, the Court permitted the withdrawal and granted the liberty sought. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was withdrawn as prayed.

Issues considered

Whether the applicant may withdraw the anticipatory bail application and be granted liberty to file a fresh application after disclosing criminal antecedents.

Subjects

anticipatory bail
withdrawal of application
criminal antecedents
liberty to reapply
high court procedure

Judgment

                                                            501-ABA-894-2026.odt

Harish

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
     ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 894 OF 2026
Qasim Rashid Khan                                              ...Applicant
            V/S.
The State Of Maharashtra                                       ...Respondent
_____________________________________________________________
Adv. Sumit D. Sharma i/b Akhilesh Kumar Pandey, for the Applicant.
Adv. Bapu V Holambe, APP for the Respondent – State.
_________________________________________________________
                 CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.
                 DATE : 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2026.

P.C. :-

1.        Learned counsel for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw

the instant application with liberty to file a fresh application after disclosing

all the criminal antecedents, in accordance with the judgment of Hon’ble

Supreme Court in the matter of Zeba Khan versus State of Uttar Pradesh

2026 SCC Online SC 188.

2.        The instant application is permitted to be withdrawn with liberty

as prayed for.




                                       (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.)




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