YUSUF KHAN S/O BAHADUR KHAN vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

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Digitally signed by WAKLE WAKLE MANOJ MANOJ JANARDHAN Manoj 4-APEAL-1144-2024 JANARDHAN Date: 2026.01.20 16:25:24 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1144 OF 2024 Yusuf Khan s/o. Bahadur Khan Age-46 years, Occ-Veterinary Doctor, R/a Opposite Wahed Khan D.S. College, Bilal Colony, Amravati. …. Appellant (Org. Accused No.6) V/s. 1) The State of Maharashtra 2) The National Investigation Agency (Through its Ld. Spl. Public Prosecutor for NIA, Mumbai) …. Respondents _______________________________ Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhry a/w. Mr. Sharif Shaikh, Ms. Afrin Khan, Mr. Muzammil Shaikh, Mr. Ejaz Shaikh, Mr. Anush Shetty, Ms. Muskan Shaikh, Adv. Benazir Khan i/b. Adv. Mateen Shaikh for the Appellant. Smt. Madhavi H. Mhatre, APP for the Respondent No.1 – State. Mr. Anil C. Singh, The Additional Solicitor General of India a/w. Mr. Chintan Shah, Mr. Aditya Thakkar, Mr. Sandeep Sadawarte, Adv. Prasanna Bhangale, Mr. Krishnakand Deshmukh for the Respondent No.2– NIA. Mr. Manish Prabhune, DYSP, NIA, Mumbai, present. Mr. Akhilesh Singh, P.I., NIA, Mumbai, present. _______________________________ CORAM: A.S. GADKARI AND SHYAM C. CHANDAK, JJ. RESERVED ON : 08th JANUARY, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 20th JANUARY, 2026 JUDGMENT : [PER SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.] :- 1) Present Appeal is directed against the impugned Order dated 12.07.2023, passed below Exh.12, in Special Case No.1493 of 2022, by the learned Special Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Mumbai, 1/21 Manoj 4-APEAL-1144-2024 thereby, the said Application (Exh.12) filed by the Appellant/Original Accused No.6 for grant of bail, was rejected. Said case arises out of RC No.02/2022/NIA/MUM, under Sections 109, 120B, 302, 153-A, 201 & 505 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”) and Secti