Sultan Akhtar Mohd Hashim Shaikh v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail Application No.5433 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction), coram Dr. Neela Gokhale, J., order dated 29-09-2025. Applicant: Sultan Akhtar Mohd Hashim Shaikh (counsel Veerdhawal Kakde i/by Mrunal Jadhav); Respondents: State of Maharashtra (APP Megha S. Bajoria) and Respondent No.2. Service on Respondent No.2 not effected despite Court notice; Court-appointed advocate Ms. Keral Mehta assigned to Respondent No.2; complete paper set with annexures to be supplied by Applicant's counsel; PSI Salunkhe (Miraroad Police Station) present; matter adjourned ('stand over') to 4th November 2025. Purely procedural interim order - no merits decided, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only: Advocate Ms. Keral Mehta appointed to represent Respondent No.2; Applicant's counsel directed to furnish a complete set of papers with annexures to her; matter stood over (adjourned) to 4th November 2025. No decision on the bail application itself.