Shabbir Iqbal Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Condonation of delay 102 days allowed, appellant in jail liberty curtailed; Criminal Appeal (ST) No. 26626 of 2025, Bombay High Court, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, R. M. Joshi J., dated 13 February 2026; appeal against Judgment and Order dated 17 July 2025 in Special POCSO Case No. 617 of 2019; Shabbir Iqbal Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.; legal aid advocate Padmasinh P. Patil appointed for Respondent No.2; Shubham Gangan i/b Harshad Sathe (through Legal Aid) for appellant; Shailesh S. Ghag APP for State; notice waived; office to supply Appeal Memo and annexures; stand over 7 March 2026; admission-stage order, no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 102 days in filing the appeal condoned; appeal ordered to be registered; matter adjourned (stood over) to 7th March 2026. ¶18