ARFAT HANIF SHAIKH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — BA/807/2026

Case under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 483. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010086602026

Filing Number

BA/3730/2026

Filing Date

18-Feb-2026

Registration No

BA/807/2026

Registration Date

18-Feb-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. Joshi

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. Joshi

Bench Type

Single

Category

BAIL ( 51 )

Sub-Category

Regular ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Section 483
Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act Section 21b,23b,28,29,30,35,54

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ARFAT HANIF SHAIKH

    Adv. Zainab Y Kukshiwala

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. JoshiView PDF

    Case Summary: BA/807/2026 Arfat Hanif Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra The Bombay High Court granted bail to Arfat Hanif Shaikh in an NDPS case involving 1144 grams of ganja recovered at Mumbai airport. The court found that since the contraband was non-commercial quantity, Section 37 of the NDPS Act did not apply, and combined with the applicant's clean criminal record and completion of investigation, bail was warranted. The applicant was released on a Rs. 30,000 personal recognizance bond with conditions including mandatory trial court attendance and restriction on leaving India without permission. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    For Admission (Bail Applications)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. Joshi

  4. 30-Apr-2026

    For Admission (Bail Applications)

    Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  5. 07-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. SatheView PDF

  6. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. JoshiView PDF

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission (Bail Applications)

    Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale

  8. 26-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Dr. Neela Kedar GokhaleView PDF

  9. 26-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 18-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. BA/807/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: BA/807/2026 Arfat Hanif Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra The Bombay High Court granted bail to Arfat Hanif Shaikh in an NDPS case involving 1144 grams of ganja recovered at Mumbai airport. The court found that since the contraband was non-commercial quantity, Section 37 of the NDPS Act did not apply, and combined with the applicant's clean criminal record and completion of investigation, bail was warranted. The applicant was released on a Rs. 30,000 personal recognizance bond with conditions including mandatory trial court attendance and restriction on leaving India without permission. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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