Ansari Faisal Azeem Akhlaque Ahmad vs State of Maharashtra — Narcotics (NDPS) | Bombay HC (2026)

Ansari Faisal Azeem Akhlaque Ahmad vs State of Maharashtra — Narcotics (NDPS) | Bombay HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Withdrawal of the Bail Application permitted with liberty to file a fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court in the event of change in circumstances; the bail prayer itself was not decided on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Applicant should be released on bail in the crime registered by Ramzanpura Police Station, Malegaon under Sections 8(c) and 22(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985 (relief sought in prayer clause (B)); not adjudicated, as the application was withdrawn. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

On the statement of the Applicant's advocate, leave is granted to withdraw Criminal Bail Application No. 4721 of 2024 with liberty to file a fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court in the event of change in circumstances.

Key takeaways

Any fresh Bail Application filed before the Trial Court upon a change in circumstances is to be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application withdrawn, merits not adjudicated — Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction (Ashwin D. Bhobe, J.; 10 June 2026), Crl. Bail Appln. No. 4721 of 2024: Ansari Faisal Azeem Akhlaque Ahmad v. State of Maharashtra. The applicant had sought release on bail in a crime registered by Ramzanpura Police Station, Malegaon for offences under Sections 8(c) and 22(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985, on the complaint of Police Naik Sachin Harishchandra Varade. After hearing the matter 'for some time', the applicant's advocate, on instructions, craved leave to withdraw the application; the learned APP did not oppose, and the Court granted withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court 'in the event of change in circumstances', directing that any such fresh application be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law. The substantive merits of the bail prayer were never examined; the judgment is citable only for this procedural disposal (withdrawal with liberty and direction for fresh consideration), not for any bail criterion under the NDPS Act.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 4721 OF 2024

Ansari Faisal Azeem Akhlaque Ahmad … Applicant Versus State Of Maharashtra … Respondent __________________________________________________________

Mr. Narayan Bubna, for the Applicant.

Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, APP for the Respondent – State.

PSI- D. N. Chavan, Malegaon, is present.

CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATE : 10^th JUNE, 2026.

P.C. :

Heard Mr. Narayan Bubna, learned Advocate for the Applicant and Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent-State.

By the present Application the Applicant has sought for the following relief in terms of prayer clause (B) :-

“B. The petitioner be released on Bail in connection with the crime registered by Ramzanpura Police Station, Malegaon for the offences registered under Section 8(c) and 22(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985 of I.P.C. on the basis of the complaint lodged by Sachin Harishchandra Varade, Police Naik and he be released on Bail in the said crime on such

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terms and conditions as this Honourable Court may deems fit and proper.”

After having heard the matter for some time, Mr. Narayan Bubna, learned Advocate for the Applicant, on instructions from the Applicant, craves leave to withdraw the present Application with liberty to file a fresh Bail Application before the Trial Court in the event of change in circumstances.

Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the RespondentState, does not oppose the request made by Mr. Narayan Bubna.

In view of the statement made by Mr. Narayan Bubna, leave is granted to withdraw the present Bail Application with liberty as prayed.

If any fresh Bail Application is filed before the Trial Court in the event of change in circumstances, the same be considered on its own merits and accordance with law.

Criminal Bail Application No. 4721 of 2024 is disposed of as

withdrawn.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

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