MOHAMMED FAYAAZ SHIKILKAR S/O ABDUL REHMAN SHIKILKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

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sns 1-cr.apeal-912-2024-J IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.912 OF 2024 Mohammed Fayaaz Shikilkar ] S/o Abdul Rehman Shikilkar ] Indian inhabitant, Adult, Male ] Age: 35 years, Occ. Business-Butcher ] Permanent resident of 47/1, ] Gulzar Galli, Navpada, Bandra (E), ] Mumbai 400 051. ] (Present lodged at Arthur Road ] Central Prison) ] … Appellant V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ] 2. NIA, Mumbai ] in R.C. No.01/2023/NIA/MUM ] … Respondents ______________________________________ Ms. Nazneen Khatri a/w. Adv. Khatri Mohamed Adil, Adv. Sagar Samel for the Appellant. Smt. Prajakta P. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent-State. Mr. Chintan Shah, Special P.P. for the Respondent-NIA. Ms. Shipra Singh, PI, NIA, Mumbai, present. Mr. Akhilesh Singh, PI, NIA, Mumbai, present. _____________________________________________ CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND KAMAL KHATA, JJ. RESERVED ON : 24th March, 2026. PRONOUNCED ON : 6th May, 2026. Judgment (Per : Kamal Khata, J) :- 1) By the present Appeal under Section 21(4) of the National 1/7 Digitally signed by SUMEDH SUMEDH NAMDEO NAMDEO SONAWANE SONAWANE Date: 2026.05.06 15:22:43 +0530 sns 1-cr.apeal-912-2024-J Investigation Agency Act (‘NIA Act’), the Appellant (original Accused No.3) seeks enlargement on bail in R.C. No.01/2023/NIA/Mum registered at the instance of N.I.A. Police Station, Mumbai arising out of Special Case No.329 of 2023, on such terms and conditions as this Court may deem fit and proper. The learned Judge of the Special Court has rejected his Application for bail filed below the Exhibit No.21 by its Order dated 3rd February 2024. 2) The prosecution case in brief is that, on 17 th November 2021, the Naupada Police Station, Thane City, Maharashtra, acting on a secret input, acco