Shaun Stany Noronha And ANR v. Union Of India And ANR

Santosh

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 338 OF 2026

1. Shaun Stany Noronha

2. Sushant Kishor Manna

...Petitioners

Versus

1. Union Of India

2. State of Maharashtra

...Respondents

Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Bhomesh Bellam, for the Petitioners.

Smt. Megha Bajoria, Special PP, a/w Chirag Sawant for the Respondent No.1-UOI.

Smt. R. S. Tendulkar, APP for State-Respondent No.2.

CORAM:

N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATED:

6th FEBRUARY, 2026 PC1.

For the reasons recorded separately, the following operative order is passed.

: O R D E R :

(i) The petition stands allowed.

ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2026.02.06 14:42:31 +0530 (ii) The impugned order to the extent the learned Magistrate declared the offences to be non-bailable and rejected the prayer for bail stands quashed and set aside. (iii) Shaun Stany Noronha and Sushant Kishor Manna, the petitioners be released on bail in File No.CUS/PTRL/ 1/3

OTH/1/2026-RSR(S)-R and I, on furnishing P.R. bond of Rs.50,000/-, each, with one or more sureties in the like amount.

(iv) The petitioners shall mark their presence before the Intelligence Officer, RSR R&I, Mumbai, on first Monday of every month between 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. for the period of one year or till conclusion of the trial, whichever is earlier.

(v) The petitioners shall furnish their contact details and residential address to the Intelligence Officer, RSR R&I, Mumbai, and shall keep him updated in case there is any change.

(vi) The petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing the facts to court or any police officer. The petitioners shall not tamper with prosecution evidence.

(vii) The petitioners shall regularly attend the proceedings before the jurisdictional Court.

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(viii) By way of abundant caution, it is clarified that the observations made hereinabove are confined for the purpose of determination of the entitlement for bail and they may not be construed as an expression of opinion on the guilt or otherwise of the applicant and co-accused and the trial Court shall not be influenced by any of the observations made hereinabove.

Petition disposed.

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All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order.

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