MUSTAKIM @ BHURO MAHEBUBBHAI AHEMADBHAI SHAIKHversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The court held that temporary bail could not be granted as the trial was already in progress and the applicant failed to demonstrate sufficient grounds for release.
Summary
The applicant, Mustakim @ Bhu... Shaikh, filed a temporary bail application while in custody. He is charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and his trial has already commenced. The High Court examined whether the circumstances warranted the grant of bail. Noting that the trial was underway and that the applicant had not shown sufficient grounds to merit bail, the Court found no case for temporary release. Consequently, the application for bail was rejected and the order was directed to the jail authorities.
Issues considered
- Whether a temporary bail can be granted to an accused under the NDPS Act when the trial has already commenced and no sufficient grounds are shown
Legislation cited
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/8157/2026 ORDER DATED: 09/04/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL)
NO. 8157 of 2026
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MUSTAKIM @ BHURO MAHEBUBBHAI AHEMADBHAI
SHAIKH
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS MONALI BHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 09/04/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. This application, through jail, is filed by the applicant
seeking temporary bail.
2. It is reported that the applicant is involved in an offence
under the NDPS Act for which, trial has already commenced.
Considering the same, no case is made out. The application is
rejected, accordingly.
3. Registry to communicate this order to the concerned jail
authority.
[ P. M. Raval, J. ]
hiren/24tss9426
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: HIREN VIRENDRABHAI MER(HC00351), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 09/04/2026 14:08:09
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