ARBAZ ASLAM SHAIKH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Prasad 27- ba-429-2025-Corrected.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.429 OF 2025 Arbaz Aslam Shaikh …Applicant Versus State of Maharashtra …Respondent Mr. Khan Sherali Shakhibgul, with Tabish Shaikh, for the Applicant. Ms. Megha S Bajoria, APP for the Respondent-State. Mr. N B Chavan, PSI attached to ANC Azad Maidan Unit, present. CORAM: DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. RESERVED ON : 17th NOVEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 21st NOVEMBER 2025 Judgment:- 1. The Applicant seeks his release on bail in connection with C.R. No.92 of 2023 dated 3rd November, 2023, registered with the ANC, Azad Maidan Unit, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('NDPS Act'). th 17 November 2025 The above Judgment is corrected pursuant to Speaking to Minutes order dated 25.11.2025 and the corrections are shown in bold and italics. Prasad 27- ba-429-2025-Corrected.doc 2. The facts of the case, in brief are that, on 2 nd November, 2023, when the officials of the ANC, Azad Maidan Unit, were out for patrolling, at about 10:30 p.m., they found one person lurking in suspicious circumst