Nikki @ Nikita Deepak Sharma vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Nikki @ Nikita Deepak Sharma vs State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim: all four appeals stood over to 13 November 2025; the ad-interim protection from arrest (granted 24.06.2025) was left undisturbed at this stage, with a warning that it will be vacated if no one remains present for the appellants on the next date.

Issue for consideration

Whether the ad-interim protection from arrest earlier granted to the appellants should continue or be vacated, in light of the reported F.I.R. at Bandra Kurla Complex dated 03.07.2025 naming appellant Swarnima.

Court's answer

The Court noted that although it had granted ad-interim protection from arrest on 24.06.2025 subject to furnishing bail, no one was present on behalf of the appellants at this hearing, and directed that if no one remains present on behalf of the appellants on the next date, the Court will vacate the ad-interim protection.

Ratio / Principle

The Court left the parties at liberty to rely upon the circumstances pointed out at the hearing (the F.I.R. at Bandra Kurla Complex dated 03.07.2025 and the name of Swarnima appearing at page no. 313 as an accused) when the Court hears the appeal.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (S. M. Modak, J.), order dated 13 October 2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 489 of 2025 alongwith Criminal Appeal Nos. 490, 491 and 492 of 2025 — Deepak Kantilal Sharma, Nikki @ Nikita Deepak Sharma, Nisha Deepak Sharma and Swarnima Deepak Sharma v. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. Interim hearing: the Court recorded its earlier order dated 24.06.2025 granting the appellants ad-interim protection from arrest subject to furnishing bail; no one appeared for the appellants, and the Court cautioned that if no one remains present on the next date, the ad-interim protection will be vacated. Respondent No. 2 submitted that an F.I.R. was registered at Bandra Kurla Complex on 03.07.2025 against one Manish Sodhi and Swarnima (wife of Ravi Arora), seeking vacating of the protection; learned APP submitted that Swarnima's name appears at page no. 313 as an accused. Parties were left at liberty to rely on these circumstances when the appeal is heard. Matters stood over to 13 November 2025. No merits decided; no statute or precedent engaged.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 489 OF 2025

Deepak Kantilal Sharma ...Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents

ALONGWITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 490 OF 2025

Nikki @ Nikita Deepak Sharma ...Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents

ALONGWITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 491 OF 2025

Nisha Deepak Sharma ...Appellant Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. ...Respondents

ALONGWITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 492 OF 2025

Swarnima Deepak Sharma ...Appellant

Vs.

Digitally signed by SEEMA SEEMAKSHITIJ KSHITIJYELKAR YELKARDate:2025.10.1616:11:48 Seema +0530

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The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

...Respondents

*****

None for the Appellants
Adv. Rahul Pandey a/w Ms.	Advocate for the
Suchita Pandey	Respondent No. 2
Mr. A. S. Gawai	APP for Respondent-State
Mr. Siddharth Dudhmal	API, Malvani Police Station

CORAM : S. M. MODAK, J. DATE : 13^th OCTOBER 2025

P. C. :-

Heard learned APP and learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2 in all these appeals.

It is true this Court as per the order dated 24.06.2025 has

granted ad-interim protection from the arrest subject to furnishing of bail. Today no one is present on behalf of the Appellants. If on the next date, no one will remain present on behalf of the Appellants, the Court will vacate the ad-interim protection.

The submission is made on behalf of the Respondent No. 2 that there is F.I.R. registered at Bandra Kurla Complex on 03.07.2025 against one Manish Sodhi and Swarnima, who is wife of Ravi Arora

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and she is one of the Appellant. The submission is for vacating the adinterim protection.

Learned APP submitted that there is name of Swarnima on page

no. 313 as an accused. Parties are at liberty to rely upon those

circumstances, when the Court will hear the appeal.

Stand over to 13^th November 2025.

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Seema