IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2901 OF 2025 Faizal Salim Shaikh ] Age : 29 years, Occ.: Business, ] R/at. Near Noorani Masjid, ]

Yerwada, Pune – 411 001. ] … Petitioner V/s.

1. State of Maharashtra ]

Through The Senior Inspector of Police, ] Koregaon Park Police Station, ] Koregaon Park, Pune. ]

2. ABC ]

Age : 24 years, Occ: None, ] R/at : B/A/3, Siddhivinayak Vihar, ] Handewadi Road, Hadapsar, ] Pune – 411 028, ] Koregaon Park Police Station, ]

Koregaon Park Pune. ] ...Respondents _______________________________________

Mr. Arjun Kadam for Petitioner.

Mr. Ajay Patil, APP for Respondent No.1-State.

Mr. Abhishek Roy for Respondent No.2.

Mr. Yashpal M. Thakur, Appointed Advocate by Legal Aid for Respondent No.2.

Ms. Shilpa Nimkar, API, Koregaon Park Police Station, Pune, present.

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CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND RAJESH S. PATIL, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 30^th June 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 24th September 2025 JUDGMENT ( Per : A. S. Gadkari, J.) :-

1) Petitioner, accused in Final Report No. 55 of 2019, dated 19^th September 2019, pending on the file of learned Special Judge, District and Sessions Court, Shivajinagar, Pun