Asraf Sagir Ahmed Ali Shaikh v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted. High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Anticipatory Bail Application No. 610 of 2026, decided 10.03.2026 by N.R. Borkar, J. Applicant: Ashraf Sagir Ahmed Ali Shaikh; Respondent: The State of Maharashtra (APP P.H. Gaikwad). Underlying offence: Crime No. 1449 of 2025, Dharavi Police Station, Sections 8(c), 22(B) and 29, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; alleged sale of codeine phosphate cough syrup without prescription from applicant's medical shop to co-accused (26 December 2025). Grounds: prima facie substance in defence submissions; no other criminal antecedents. Relief: release on P.R. bond Rs. 25,000/- with one or two sureties in like amount; conditions to attend police station when called by IO and cooperate with investigation. No precedents cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: in the event of arrest in C.R. No. 1449 of 2025 registered at Dharavi Police Station for offences under Sections 8(c), 22(B) and 29 of the NDPS Act, the applicant to be released on bail on executing a P.R. bond of Rs. 25,000/- with one surety or two sureties in the like amount, subject to attending the concerned police station as and when called by the Investigating Officer and cooperating in the investigation.