Aamir Sadique Khan @ Edu Shaikh vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Aamir Sadique Khan @ Edu Shaikh vs the State of Maharashtra — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Intervention Application No. 4489 of 2024 made on behalf of the Complainant is allowed; all bail applications and connected interim applications stood over to 10th October 2025, with no decision rendered on the bail applications themselves.

Issue for consideration

Whether and when the connected bail applications should be proceeded with, in view of the Supreme Court order dated 9th September 2025 and its specific observation that the order dated 19th August 2025 granting bail to Jishan shall not be used for according parity to other accused persons.

Court's answer

Since the Supreme Court has specifically observed that the Judgment and Order dated 19th August 2025 granting bail to said Jishan shall not be used for according parity to other accused persons, the Court declined to accord parity or proceed further on that basis at this stage.

Ratio / Principle

Intervention Application No. 4489 of 2024, made on behalf of the Complainant, seeking intervention, is allowed.

Key takeaways

All matters are stood over to 10th October 2025.ratio¶65

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Adjournment order (no bail decided): High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.), 18 September 2025 — batch of bail applications by Mohd. Hashim Abul Wafa Khan (BA No.3905 of 2024), Aamir Sadique Khan @ Edu Shaikh (BA No.2022 of 2025), Sameer Mohammad Sadique Khan (BA No.5070 of 2024) and Faradeen Arif Khan (BA No.5301 of 2024) versus the State of Maharashtra, with connected interim applications including IA No.4489 of 2024 by Sajid Abdulwahab Shaikh. (i) Intervention Application No. 4489 of 2024, made on behalf of the Complainant, was allowed at the outset. (ii) On it transpiring that the Supreme Court, by order dated 9 September 2025 in SLP (Crl.) Nos. 13829-13830 of 2025, had issued notice challenging this Court's order dated 19 August 2025 granting bail to Jishan Sadique Khan Alias Shaikh, and had specifically observed that the said judgment and order 'shall not be used for according parity to other accused persons', all matters were stood over to 10 October 2025. (iii) Senior Counsel for the Intervenor stated the Supreme Court matter is likely to be heard on 7 October 2025. No statutory provisions cited; no quantum involved.

923-BA-3905-2024.DOC

Shivgan

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

BAIL APPLICATION NO.3905 OF 2024

Mohd. Hashim Abul Wafa Khan …Applicant Versus

State of Maharashtra …Respondent

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.4489 OF 2024 IN

BAIL APPLICATION NO.3905 OF 2024

Sajid Abdulwahab Shaikh …Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra

…Respondent

WITH BAIL APPLICATION NO.2022 OF 2025

Aamir Sadique Khan @ Edu Shaikh …Applicant Versus

State of Maharashtra

…Respondent

WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2984 OF 2024

IN

BAIL APPLICATION NO.2022 OF 2024

Sajid Abdulwahab Shaikh …Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra …Respondent

WITH

BAIL APPLICATION NO.5070 OF 2024

Sameer Mohammad Sadique Khan …Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra …Respondent

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WITH

INTERIM APPLICATION NO.52 OF 2025

IN

BAIL APPLICATION NO.5070 OF 2024

Sajid Abdul Wahab Shaikh …Applicant Versus

State of Maharashtra and Anr. …Respondents

WITH

BAIL APPLICATION NO.5301 OF 2024 Faradeen Arif Khan …Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra …Respondent

WITH

INTERIM APPLICATION NO.51 OF 2025

IN

BAIL APPLICATION NO.5301 OF 2024

Sajid Abdulwahab Shaikh …Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra …Respondent

Mr Shirish Gupte Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Pandit Kasar, for the Applicant in BA No.3905 of 2024 .

Mr Aniket Vagal, for the Applicant in BA No.5070 of 2024 and BA No.2022 of 2025 .

Mr Afroz Momin a/w Nikhat Momin i/by A.K. Momin & Associates, for the Applicant in BA No.5301 of 2024.

Mr Sudeep Pasbola Senior Advocate, with Ayush Pasbola, Rishab Khot and Vaibhav Hari, for the Intervenor in IA No.4489 of 2024 .

Ms Muskan Shaikh, i/b Mateen Shaikh for the Applicant in IA No.2984 of 2025, IA No.51 of 2025 and IA No. 52 of 2025 .

Mr Y.Y. Dabke, APP for the Respondent – State . API – Rupchand Shete, attached to Shantinagar Police Station,

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Bhiwandi,, present .

CORAM DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. DATED: 18^TH SEPTEMBER 2025

PC:-

1. At the outset, Intervention Application No. 4489 of 2024

made on behalf of the Complainant, seeking intervention, is allowed.

2. After some arguments, it transpires that there is an order dated 9^th September 2025 passed by the Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 13829-13830 of 2025 wherein the notice has been issued in the Special Leave to Appeal, challenging the order dated 19^th August 2025 passed by this Court, granting bail to Jishan Sadique Khan Alias Shaikh

3. Mr. Pasbola, learned Senior Counsel, states that the matter before the Supreme Court is likely to be heard on 7^th October 2025.

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4. Since the Supreme Court has specifically observed that the Judgment and Order dated 19^th August 2025 granting bail to said Jishan shall not be used for according parity to other accused persons, stand over to 10^th October 2025.

(DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J)

Digitally
signed by
SHAMBHAVI
SHAMBHAVI NILESH
NILESH SHIVGAN
SHIVGAN Date:
2025.09.19
18:21:04
+0530

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