Haji Bashir Haji Abdul Sattar Ashrafi v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Gittikhadan, Nagpur City
Anticipatory bail – Application moved apprehending arrest though no FIR registered
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:6665; Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), Criminal Application (ABA) No. 594 of 2025, decided 29.04.2026 by Rajnish R. Vyas, J. Applicant Haji Bashir Haji Abdul Sattar Ashrafi sought pre-arrest bail (no FIR registered); ad interim anticipatory bail granted on 12.08.2025 with weekly attendance at the police station and cooperation conditions. For non-attendance on even one occasion, the application was rejected/rejected for non-cooperation. Useful on the proposition that an applicant for anticipatory bail must abide by the terms imposed by the Court; breach of interim conditions results in rejection. Advocates: Zohar Shakir for applicant; S.B. Bissa, AGP/APP for State of Maharashtra. No statutes or precedents were cited in the order.
What did the court decide?
A litigant who approaches the Court by preferring an application for anticipatory bail is under an obligation to abide by the terms and conditions imposed by the Court.