Navid Naushad Khan v. The State Of Maharashtra

2023:BHC-AS:31513 Urmila Ingale 926-BA-871-23.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 871 OF 2023 NAVID NAUSHAD KHAN ..APPLICANT VS.

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ..RESPONDENT Mr. Afroz Abdul Kalam Momin a/w Nikhat Abrar Momin, for the Applicant.

Mr. P. H. Gaikwad, APP for the State.

Ms. Priyanka H. Chavan, for Respondent No.2.

CORAM : M. S. KARNIK, J.

DATE : OCTOBER 20, 2023 P.C. :

1.

Leave to amend so as to enable learned counsel to remove page nos. 105 to 197. Necessary amendments to be carried out in the copies of the other side. Amendment to be carried out by 25/10/2023.

2.

Learned counsel for the applicant, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the present application.

3.

The bail application is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application for bail after 6 months. 4.

Considering that the applicant is in custody since 20/03/2022 and in the facts and circumstances of the present case, request is 1/2

Urmila Ingale 926-BA-871-23.doc made to the trial Court to record the evidence of the child witness expeditiously in terms of the mandate of section 35(1) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 5.

Liberty to apply for bail afresh after the evidence of the child witness is recorded or after 6 months whichever is earlier. (M. S. KARNIK, J.) 2/2