Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh vs State of Maharashtra

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2024 Supreme(SC) 520

J B PARDIWALA, UJJAL BHUYAN
Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Sherali S. Khan, Adv., Mr. Sushant Kumar Yadav, Adv., Mr. Ankur Yadav, AOR
For the Respondent: Mr. Abhikalp Pratap Singh, Adv., Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv., Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR, Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv., Ms. Aagam Kaur, Adv., Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv., Ms. Preet S. Phanse, Adv., Ms. Yamini Singh, Adv., Mr. Adarsh Dubey, Adv., Mr. Kartikey, Adv., Mr. Shubhendu Anand, Adv., Mr. Siddharth Sinha, Adv., Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Adv., Mr. Amit Sharma B, Adv., Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal arises from the order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay dated 5th February 2024 in Criminal Appeal No 1060 of 2023 by which the High Court declined to release the appellant on bail in connection with his prosecution under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (for short ‘UAPA’).

3. When this matter was taken up for hearing, both, the counsel appearing for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as well as the counsel appearing for the State prayed for time. Having regard to the fact that the appellant is in custody past four years, we declined to adjourn the matter and proceeded to hear the same on merits.

4. It appears from the materials on record that on 9th February 2020 at about 9.30 am, on the basis of some secret information, the appellant herein was apprehended by Mumbai Police of the DCB CID Unit VIII from a bus stop at Terminal II Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Andheri. The search of the person of the appellant was undertaken. The appellant had a bag with him and from the bag 1193 numbers of counterfeit Indian currency notes of the denomination of Rs 2,000 were recovered. The

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2024 Supreme(SC) 520

J B PARDIWALA, UJJAL BHUYANJaved Gulam Nabi Shaikh – AppellantVersusState of Maharashtra – Respondent

Cases Referred (8)

J B PARDIWALA, UJJAL BHUYAN
Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent