NAYABUDDIN SHAIKH vs THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ORS — APEAL/656/2019

Case under Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 302,364,365,368,341,342,384&120-B,201. Disposed: --Dismissed on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 02-May-2019

CNR: HCBM010209732019

Filing Number

APEAL/621/2019

Filing Date

16-Apr-2019

Registration No

APEAL/656/2019

Registration Date

22-Apr-2019

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

Bench Type

Division

Category

CRIMINAL ( 9 )

Sub-Category

AGAINST ORDER OF ACQUITTAL ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Dismissed

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code (I.p.c) Section 302,364,365,368,341,342,384&120-B,201
Arms Act Section 25

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NAYABUDDIN SHAIKH

    Adv. BHAVESH THAKUR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND ORS

  2. 2.MUKHESH KUMAR PARMAR

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  3. 3.NARAINSINH HARISINH DABHI

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  4. 4.BALKRISHNA RAJENDRAPRASAD CHAUBEY

  5. 5.REHMAN ABDUL RASHEED KHAN

  6. 6.HIMANSHUSING RAJAWAT RAO

    Adv. Ishan Jani

  7. 7.SHAYAM SINGH JAI SINGH CHARAN

    Adv. Ishan Jani

  8. 8.AJAY KUMAR BHAGWAN DAS PARMAR

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  9. 9.SANTRAM CHANDRABHAN SHARMA

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  10. 10.NARESH VISHUBHAI CHAUHAN

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  11. 11.VIJAY KUMAR ARJUNBHAI RATHOD

    Adv. Madhusudan Pareek

  12. 12.RAJENDRAKUMAR LAXMANDAS JIRAWALA

    Adv. MAITREYA SHUKLA

  13. 13.GHATTAMANENI SRINIVASA RAO

  14. 14.AASHISH ARUNKUMAR PANDYA

    Adv. Hitesh P Shah

  15. 15.NARAYAN SINGH FATEH SINGH CHAUHAN

  16. 16.YUDVIR SINGH NATHU SINGH CHAUHAN

  17. 17.KARTAR SINGH YADRAM JAT

  18. 18.JETHUSINGH MOHANSINH SOLANKI

    Adv. Sachin Ramrao Pawar

  19. 19.KANJIBHAI NARANBHAI KUTCHIU

  20. 20.VINOD KUMAR AMRUTLAL LIMBACHIYA

  21. 21.KIRANSINH HALAJI CHAUHAN

  22. 22.KARANSINH ARJUNSINH SOSODIYA

  23. 23.RAMANBHAI KODARBHAI PATEL

    Adv. Hitesh P Shah

  24. 24.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

    Summary of APPEAL/656/2019 (Nayabuddin Shaikh v. CBI) The Bombay High Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Nayabuddin Shaikh challenging the acquittal of 23 accused persons (police and officials) in the 2005 fake encounter case involving Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi, and Tulsiram Prajapati. The court upheld the trial court's acquittal, finding that the prosecution failed to establish the alleged conspiracy and fake encounter beyond reasonable doubt, with 92 of 210 prosecution witnesses turning hostile. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  4. 16-Jan-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  5. 13-Jan-2026

    High On Board -

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  6. 08-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  7. 08-Jan-2026

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  8. 07-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  9. 07-Jan-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  10. 06-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  11. 06-Jan-2026

    First On Board -

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  12. 17-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  13. 17-Dec-2025

    First On Board -

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  14. 12-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  15. 12-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M. (Acquittal Matters)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  16. 05-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  17. 05-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M. (Acquittal Matters)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  18. 19-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  19. 19-Nov-2025

    At 3.00 P.M. (Acquittal Matters)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  20. 14-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  21. 14-Nov-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  22. 15-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  23. 15-Oct-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  24. 08-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  25. 08-Oct-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. Ankhad

  26. 24-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam A. AnkhadView PDF

  27. 16-Dec-2019

    For Orders

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde

  28. 14-Oct-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin B. Suryawanshi,hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. ShindeView PDF

  29. 24-Jun-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar,hon'ble Shri Justice Indrajit MahantyView PDF

  30. 24-Jun-2019

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Indrajit Mahanty

  31. 02-May-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.M. Badar,hon'ble Shri Justice Indrajit MahantyView PDF

  32. 02-May-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  33. 16-Apr-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. APEAL/656/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of APPEAL/656/2019 (Nayabuddin Shaikh v. CBI) The Bombay High Court dismissed the criminal appeal filed by Nayabuddin Shaikh challenging the acquittal of 23 accused persons (police and officials) in the 2005 fake encounter case involving Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi, and Tulsiram Prajapati. The court upheld the trial court's acquittal, finding that the prosecution failed to establish the alleged conspiracy and fake encounter beyond reasonable doubt, with 92 of 210 prosecution witnesses turning hostile. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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