KAFEEL AHMED MOHD. AYUB vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

KSG APEAL-612-2022-.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 612 OF 2022 Kafeel Ahmed Mohd Ayub Age :-62 years, Occupation : Nil Mohalla Shivdhara, Darbhanga, Bihar (Presently in Judicial Custody, Lodged at Mumbai Central Prison) … Appellant V/s. The State of Maharashtra (Through : ATS Vide their C.R. No.28 of 2011 (Opera House) C.R No.29 of 2011 (Zaveri Bazar) And C.R. No.30 of 2011 (Kabutarkhana Dadar West) Bomb Blast Cases) … Respondent _______________________________________ Mr. Mubin Solkar a/w Mr. Tahir Hussain, Mr. Anas Shaikh, Ms.Tahera Qureshi, Adv. Hemal Shah for Appellant. Mr. Vaibhav Bagade, Special PP a/w Mr. Ajay S. Patil, A.P.P. for Respondent State. Mr. Prashant Mohite, P.I. a/w Mr. S. Lad, H.C. attached to ATS. _______________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ. DATE OF RESERVE : 25th SEPTEMBER, 2025 DATE OF PRONOUNCE : 4th NOVEMBER, 2025 1/9 KSG APEAL-612-2022-.doc JUDGMENT : (Per :- A.S. Gadkari, J.) 1) This is an Appeal under Section 21(4) of the National Investigation Agency Act (for short NIA Act), by the original accused No.5, impugning Order dated 5th Februa