Nasir Mohammed Yusuf Shaikh v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Interim Application No. 4228 of 2024 in Bail Application No. 1751 of 2023; Nasir Mohammed Yusuf Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra; Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; decided 25th February 2026; modification of bail condition (h); surrender of passport; expired passport renewal; passport traced in custody of Investigating Officer, Charkop Police Station; supervised handover at Passport Authority/Embassy; custody retained by IO till further orders; application partly allowed; counsel: Shadab Khopekar, Gaurav Bhawnani (Applicant), Poonam P. Bhosale APP (State); no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application partly allowed: the Investigating Officer to accompany the Applicant to the concerned Passport Authority/Embassy for submission of the renewal application; the renewed passport to be handed over to the Applicant only in the presence of the Investigating Officer; custody of the renewed passport thereafter to be retained by the Investigating Officer till further orders.