Bombay High Court

SAKIB AYUB KHAN AND ANRversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Decided: 4 March 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: N R BORKAR

Holding

The Court granted leave to withdraw the anticipatory bail application, allowing the applicant to file a fresh application disclosing antecedents.

Summary

Salman Anis Dolare filed an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court but did not disclose any criminal antecedents in the petition. The applicant's counsel, Ms. Sonia Santis appearing on behalf of Adv. Umar Kazi, sought permission to withdraw the application and to file a fresh one with full disclosure of antecedents. The Court, after considering the request, granted leave to withdraw the anticipatory bail application and allowed the applicant to re‑file a fresh petition. Consequently, the original anticipatory bail application was disposed of as withdrawn. The pending interim application filed alongside was also disposed of.

Issues considered

Whether an anticipatory bail application can proceed without disclosure of the applicant's criminal antecedents

Subjects

anticipatory bail
criminal procedure
withdrawal of application
disclosure of antecedents
High Court

Judgment

                                                            105-aba-188-26.doc


         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
               CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
        ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 188 OF 2026

Salman Anis Dolare                                  …Applicant
     V/s.
The State of Maharashtra                            ...Respondent.
                                  WITH
                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 243 OF 2026

                              …………..
Ms Sonia Santis i/b Adv. Umar Kazi for the Applicant.
Mr. P.H. Gaikwad, APP for the Respondent/State.
                             …………..

                               CORAM        :   N.R. BORKAR, J.
                               DATE         :   04.03.2026.

P.C. :

1.       As the criminal antecedents are not mentioned in the
application, learned counsel for the applicant seeks leave to
withdraw the present application with liberty to file fresh
application for anticipatory bail disclosing criminal antecedents
against the applicant.


2.       Leave granted. The Application for Anticipatory Bail is
disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as sought.


3.        Pending Interim Application stands disposed of.




                                                [N.R.BORKAR, J.]



Dinesh S. Sherla                      1/1

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