Vaspi Mehmud Khan @ Vasim Chikna and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Bail Application No. 2936 of 2024, decided by N. R. Borkar, J. Regular bail granted to Vaspi Mehmud Khan @ Vasim Chikna and Gaurav Vinod Bhatia @ Nhayi @ Sandeep Bishnoi in Crime No. 287 of 2024, Panvel City Police Station, Navi Mumbai, under Sections 115, 120(B) and 506(2) IPC (alleged Bishnoi gang conspiracy to kill Salman Khan; recce; Whats-app group). Parity with co-accused Deepak Hawasingh Gogoliya (Sessions Court bail order dated 31.08.2024 in Bail Application No. 580 of 2024); no other incriminating material; old antecedents (2013-2014). Conditions: P.R. Bond Rs. 50,000/- each, fortnightly police reporting, exclusion from Greater Mumbai and Sub-urban Mumbai till trial ends.
What did the court decide?
Applicants directed to be released on bail in Crime No.287 of 2024 (Panvel City Police Station) on executing a P.R. Bond of Rs.50,000/- each with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at the concerned police station twice a month (first and third Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) till conclusion of trial; not entering the limits of Greater Mumbai and Sub-urban Mumbai District till conclusion of trial; regular attendance before the Trial Court unless exempted; not committing any other crime; prosecution free to apply for cancellation of bail on breach.