Mohd Nijam Hanif Mujawar @ Partner v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS Act bail; commercial quantity codeine phosphate cough syrup, 240 bottles; Sections 8(c) and 22 NDPS; bail granted as trial stalled pending C.A. Report; charges framed April 2025, trial not commenced; Section 294 CrPC compliance; Sessions Judge (NDPS) bail rejection dated 4-12-2024; humanitarian bail — hospitalised wife, 4-year-old son without care; PR bond Rs. 25,000; cash bail with sureties in four weeks; Wadala T.T. Police Station FIR 0007/2024; Bombay High Court single-Judge (Dr. Neela Gokhale) bail order dated 14-01-2026; co-accused Salman Khan released on statement of co-accused.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on bail on executing a PR Bond of Rs.25,000/ with one or two local sureties in the like amount; permitted instead to furnish cash bail of Rs.25,000/- at release with an undertaking to provide one or two sureties of the like amount within four weeks after release, to be accepted by the Trial Court; subject to conditions of attending every Trial Court date unless exempted, depositing passport (if any) with the concerned Police Station, not leaving India without permission, not tampering with or contacting complainant/witnesses, informing latest residence and contact details to the Court and Investigating Officer, and co-operating with the trial; infraction entails cancellation of bail.