Bombay High Court

JAVED FAROOQ SHAIKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 8 October 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The High Court may allow withdrawal of bail applications and may direct the trial court to expedite disposal within a prescribed period.

Summary

The applicants Javed Farooq Shaikh and Ejike Samuel Okeke filed bail applications before the Bombay High Court. Their counsel sought permission to withdraw these applications and requested that the trial court expedite the trial and dispose of the case within nine months, with a liberty to file fresh bail applications if needed. The Court exercised its discretion to allow the withdrawal of the bail applications, granting the requested liberty. Consequently, the bail applications were disposed of as withdrawn. The Court also directed the trial court to strive for a disposal of the trial within the stipulated nine‑month period.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can permit the withdrawal of pending bail applications.
Whether the High Court can direct the trial court to expedite the trial and dispose of the case within a specified time frame.

Subjects

bail
withdrawal of application
trial court expedite
criminal procedure
high court discretion

Judgment

P.H. JAYANI                                             912 BA3920.2025.DOC



        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3920 OF 2025

Javed Farooq Shaikh                                      …. Applicant
      V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                                …Respondent

                              WITH
                BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3080 OF 2025

Ejike Samuel Okeke                                       …. Applicant
      V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                                …Respondent


Ms. Munira Palanpurwala a/w. Ms. Deepa Amati and Ms.
Sumaiya Khan for the Applicant in BA/3920/2025.
Mr. Karthik Bhandary i/b. Mr. Shekhar Bhandary for the
Applicant in BA/3080/2025.
Mr. R.M. Pethe (through VC) and Ms. Anagha Deshmukh,
APPs for the Respondent – State.
Mr. Sagar Ghadge, PSI, ANC, Azad Maidan Police Station and
Mr. Suresh Chavan, HC, present.


                            CORAM:       SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.
                            DATED :      8th OCTOBER, 2026

P.C. :-

1.        Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Perused the record.

2.        After hearing the Applications for some time, when this
Court was not inclined to grant the relief as prayed for, Ms.
Palanpurwala and Mr. Bhandary, the learned Counsel for the
respective Applicants, seek leave to withdraw the aforesaid Bail
Applications and requested to direct the trial Court to expedite the
hearing and dispose of the case within nine months. Further, they


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            P.H. JAYANI                                               912 BA3920.2025.DOC



            seek liberty to file a fresh bail application before this Court, if the
            trial is not concluded within the said period.

            3.        Leave to withdraw is granted, with aforesaid liberty.

            4.        Applications stand disposed of as withdrawn.

            5.        The trial Court is requested to expedite the hearing of the
            case and endeavour to dispose of the same within nine months, as
            noted above.



                                              (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.)
  PREETI
  HEERO
  JAYANI
Digitally signed by
PREETI HEERO
JAYANI
Date: 2026.10.09
20:20:48 +0530




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