Hasan Abdul Pathan v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Hasan Abdul Pathan v. State of Maharashtra; Bail Application No. 1166 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction); coram Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; decided 23rd February 2026. Bail sought during ongoing trial rejected: two prosecution witnesses already examined, twenty witnesses proposed, next hearing 7th April 2026; Applicant had two prior antecedents for bodily offences under IPC; no counsel appeared for Applicant; APP Poonam P Bhosale appeared for the State. Keywords: bail rejected, trial in progress, antecedents, IPC, D.N.Nagar Police Station, Mumbai.
What did the court decide?
Taking into account that the trial has commenced (two witnesses already examined, only twenty proposed, next hearing on 7th April 2026) and that the Applicant has two antecedents for bodily offences under the IPC, the Court was not inclined to intervene at the present stage of the trial.