Bilal Sadik Kazi vs State of Maharashtra — Cheating and Forgery | Bombay HC (2026)

Bilal Sadik Kazi vs State of Maharashtra — Cheating and Forgery | Bombay HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest in connection with Crime No. 649 of 2025 registered at Chembur Police Station (offences under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338 & 340, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023), the applicant is to be released on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, subject to attending the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, who apprehends arrest in Crime No. 649 of 2025 registered at Chembur Police Station for offences under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338 & 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

The application for anticipatory bail is allowed: in the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 649 of 2025 registered at Chembur Police Station, the applicant is to be released on bail.

Ratio / Principle

Condition of release: the applicant is to be released on furnishing a P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

Key takeaways

The applicant is to attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer for the purpose of investigation, if any.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory Bail – Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (N.R. Borkar, J.) – Application allowed. Applicant apprehended arrest in Crime No. 649 of 2025, Chembur Police Station, for offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338 & 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising out of interception of a bus owned by him whose engine and chassis numbers were found tampered; applicant claimed to be a bonafide purchaser, having paid Rs.13 lakhs through agent Amjad Ali. By interim order dated 13.02.2026 the applicant had been protected from arrest and directed to attend the police station on 23.02.2026 and 24.02.2026; pursuant thereto he attended and co-operated, and the learned APP stated that custodial interrogation was not necessary. Held: in the event of arrest in the said crime, applicant to be released on furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount, and to attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer. Decided 04.03.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 403 OF 2026

Bilal Sadik Kazi …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ...Respondent

Mr. Karansingh Rajput, a/w Adv. Fauzan Shaikh, Advocate for the Applicant.

Mr. V. N. Sagare, APP for the Respondent/State.

CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 04.03.2026.

P.C. :

This is an application for Anticipatory Bail.

The applicant is apprehending his arrest in Crime No.

649 of 2025 registered at Chembur Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338 & 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

I have heard the learned counsel for the applicant and

the learned APP for the respondent-State.

On 13.02.2026 this Court passed the following order :

Pramod S.Lakare

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The bus owned by the present applicant was intercepted and the engine number and chassis number of the said vehicle were found to be tampered.

The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is the bonafide purchaser of the vehicle in question. It is submitted that the applicant has purchased the vehicle in question through the agent, Amjad Ali. It is submitted that the applicant has paid an amount of Rs.13 lakhs for purchasing the said vehicle. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is ready and willing to co-operate in the investigation.

The learned APP seeks time. At his request list on 04.03.2026.

Till the next date, the applicant shall not be arrested.

In the meantime, the applicant shall attend the concerned police station on 23.02.2026 and 24.02.2026 between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. and shall co-operate in the investigation.

The learned APP, on instructions, submits that pursuant to the above order, the applicant had attended the concerned police station and co-operated in the investigation. It is submitted that custodial interrogation of the applicant is not necessary.

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In that view of the matter, I am inclined to release the applicant on anticipatory bail. In the result, the following order is passed :

O R D E R

a) The Application is allowed.

b) In the event of arrest of the applicant in connection with Crime No. 649 of 2025 registered at Chembur Police Station, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338 & 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the applicant be released on bail on furnishing P.R. Bond in the sum of Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in the like amount.

c) The applicant shall attend the concerned police station as and when called by the investigating officer for the purpose of investigation, if any.

[N.R.BORKAR, J.]

Pramod S.Lakare

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