Irfan Yusuf Sayyed v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; offences under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 406 IPC (cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust); alleged MHADA VIP-quota flat allotment fraud; prolonged pre-trial incarceration since 10-04-2024; charges framed 26-07-2022 but no witness examined; parity with anticipatory bail to co-accused spouse who received the amount in her account; medical grounds (severe diabetes, left-foot ulcer needing urgent surgery); no antecedents; PR bond Rs.50,000 with one or two local sureties; stringent bail conditions incl. monthly police-station reporting and passport deposit; C.R.No.124/2024, Nehru Nagar Police Station; Bombay High Court, single bench of Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; prima facie observations caveat; State of Maharashtra represented by APP Poonam P. Bhosale; applicant defended by Rafid Shaikh i/by M.S. Ahmed.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on bail on PR Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions (attendance at Trial Court on every date unless exempted, monthly Police Station reporting between 11:00 a.m. and 02:00 p.m., deposit of passport, no leaving India without permission, no tampering/contact with complainant or witnesses, disclosure of residence/contact changes, cooperation with trial); any infraction entailing cancellation of bail. Application allowed and disposed of in the above terms.