Faizal Shehzad Khan v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Faizal Shehzad Khan v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., Bail Application No. 3953 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), Dr. Neela Gokhale, J., 15-10-2025. Notice-stage order: notice to respondents returnable 20-11-2025; APP Ms. Manisha R Tidke waived notice for Respondent No.1-State; spare copies of bail application to Registry and Investigating Officer; IO to serve unnamed Respondent No.2, fix/convey next hearing date, assess legal-aid need; Ms. Komal Sinha, Advocate appointed as legal-aid counsel for Respondent No.2 if required. Applicant's counsel: Ms. Pooja Dongre i/b Rashmi Bhandarkar. No statutes or precedents cited; no merits decided; interim procedural order only.
What did the court decide?
Interlocutory, notice-stage directions only: notice ordered to the Respondents returnable on 20th November 2025; APP waived notice for Respondent No.1-State; spare copies of the Bail Application (with annexures) to be supplied to the Registry and the Investigating Officer; Investigating Officer to serve Respondent No.2, convey the next hearing date and ascertain any need for legal aid; Ms. Komal Sinha, Advocate appointed for Respondent No.2 if legal aid is required. No adjudication on the bail prayer was made in this order.