Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Bail Application No.37 of 2025; Emeka Njoku Fabrice v. Union of India & Anr.; Coram: Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; decided 4 November 2025. Bail application not pressed and permitted to be withdrawn; liberty reserved to renew the bail prayer if the trial does not progress substantially within 6 months of the order being placed before the Trial Court; Trial Court directed to expedite and preferably conclude the trial within 6 months. Applicant incarcerated since 3 March 2022; only one witness examined; prosecution intends to examine 13 of 19 listed witnesses. No statutory provisions or judicial precedents discussed in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the Bail Application, with liberty to renew the prayer for bail if the trial does not progress substantially after 6 months from the date the order is placed before the Trial Court; Trial Court directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude it within 6 months of the order being placed before it.