Mohd Zubair Siddiq Memon and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Bombay High Court; N.R. Borkar, J.; decided 14.10.2025; Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1796 of 2025; Crime No.584 of 2025 Malwani Police Station; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Sections 109, 118(1), 189(2), 189(4), 190, 191 (2); knife assault causing grievous injuries with intention to commit murder; car-damage dispute 9th May 2025; undisclosed criminal antecedents (involved in three crimes); witness Mohd. Ziya alias Faizan Siddique brought to spot at gun point; no specific overt-act; split order — applicant No.1 rejected, applicant No.2 released on P.R. Bond Rs.25,000/- with sureties, monthly attendance and cancellation liberty to State.
What did the court decide?
Split result: anticipatory bail application rejected qua applicant No.1 (Mohd. Zubair Siddiq Memon); qua applicant No.2 (Imtiyaz A. Shiakh), in the event of his arrest in C.R. No.584 of 2025 (Malwani Police Station) he is to be released on a P.R. Bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety or two sureties in the like amount, on conditions: (i) attend the concerned police station as and when called by the Investigating Officer and cooperate with the investigation; (ii) after filing of charge-sheet, attend the concerned police station once in a month on the 1st Saturday between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. till conclusion of trial; (iii) not commit any other crime. The State is at liberty to file an application for cancellation of anticipatory bail if applicant No.2 commits breach of any of the above conditions.