Samira Raees Akthar Khan @ Shammo v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Criminal Bail Application 1593 of 2025; Justice Milind N. Jadhav; order dated 22-04-2025; woman accused (Accused No.2) Samira Raees Akthar Khan @Shammo; narcotics/NDPS-type prosecution; Codeine Phosphate Syrup; 22 bottles; commercial quantity; intermediate quantity for co-accused; rigours of Section 37 (parent Act unnamed in text); parity plea — Accused Nos. 1, 3 and 4 stated to be on bail; three minor children; bread earner; IPC antecedents but no NDPS offence antecedents (counsel's submissions); Prosecutor directed to take instructions on precise role and veracity of submissions; adjourned/stood over to 1st July 2025; interim order — bail not decided; no cases cited; no monetary amounts.
What did the court decide?
No bail decision taken. Considering that the Applicant is a woman, the Court directed the learned Prosecutor to take appropriate instructions about her precise role, consider the veracity of the submissions made by the learned Advocate for Applicant, and apprise the Court on the next adjourned date; the matter was stood over to 1st July, 2025.