Bombay High Court

YUNUS MAJID SHAIKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 17 January 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: A S GADKARI SHYAM C CHANDAK

Holding

The petition is dismissed as the petitioner has already been released on bail.

Summary

Yunus Majid Shaikh filed a writ petition before the High Court of Bombay challenging his detention. The petitioner had earlier been granted bail by the Division Bench of the Aurangabad Bench on 23 December 2022 in Criminal Application No. 3275 of 2022. He was released from Yerwada Central Prison on 31 December 2022. The Respondents, through their counsel, informed the Court that the petitioner was already out of custody. On this basis, the Court held that the petition no longer had any operative purpose and consequently disposed of it.

Subjects

bail
writ petition
petition dismissed
criminal procedure

Judgment

                    KSG                                                          22-WP-2227-2022.doc



                                    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                          CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                            WRIT PETITION NO. 2227 OF 2022

                    Yunus Majid Shaikh                                          … Petitioner
                             V/s.
                    State of Maharashtra & Anr                                  … Respondents
                                        _______________________________________

                    None for the Petitioner.
                    Smt. M.M. Deshmukh, Acting. P.P. a/w Mr. Vinod Chate, APP for Respondent
                    No.1-State.
                    Mr. Hemant G. Ingole, Jailor, Yerwada Central Prison, Pune.
                                    _______________________________________

                                                CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                        SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ.
                                                DATE  : 17th JANUARY 2026

                    P.C. :

                    1)              Learned APP on instructions from Superintendent, Yerwada

                    Central Prison, Pune submitted that, the Petitioner has been granted Bail by

                    the Division Bench of this Court, Bench at Aurangabad, by its Order dated

                    23rd December 2022 passed in Criminal Application No.3275 of 2022 and he

                    has been released from jail on 31st December 2022.

                    2)              In view of the above, Petition does not survive as of today and is

        Digitally
        signed by
        KIRAN
                    accordingly disposed off.
KIRAN SANJAY
SANJAY GHUGE
GHUGE Date:
       2026.01.20
        19:10:59
        +0530




                             ( SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J. )                     ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )



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