MAHAMMAD SHAFIQUE SHAIKH ABDUL HAMID (SHEIKH MUHD. SHAFIQUE ABDUL HAMID) vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER — APPLN/186/2026

Case under Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 389. Disposed: --DISPOSED OFF on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030018912026

Filing Number

APPLN/473/2026

Filing Date

13-Jan-2026

Registration No

APPLN/186/2026

Registration Date

13-Jan-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Criminal

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.pc) Section 389

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MAHAMMAD SHAFIQUE SHAIKH ABDUL HAMID (SHEIKH MUHD. SHAFIQUE ABDUL HAMID)

    Adv. MANDLIK PRATAP PRAVIN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

    Adv. MEWARA RAJESH HAZARILAL NOTE OF APPERANCE FILED FOR R/2 1123

  2. 2.THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, MUMBAI

    Adv. MEWARA RAJESH HAZARILAL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

    Case Summary: Sheikh Muhammad Shafique v. State of Maharashtra Court Decision: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) acquitted the appellant of charges under IPC Section 452 and POCSO Act Sections 7/8, setting aside the trial court's conviction. The court found material discrepancies in witness testimony regarding the incident location—the victim claimed it occurred inside her house, while her mother's magistrate statement and an independent witness indicated it happened outside, creating reasonable doubt entitling the accused to acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-May-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  4. 30-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  5. 30-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  6. 10-Apr-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  8. 02-Apr-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  9. 18-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  10. 18-Mar-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  11. 26-Feb-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  12. 17-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  13. 17-Feb-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  14. 03-Feb-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  15. 29-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  16. 29-Jan-2026

    First On Board Criminal Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  17. 27-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. DeshmukhView PDF

  18. 27-Jan-2026

    Urgent Circulation-Criminal

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay A. Deshmukh

  19. 23-Jan-2026

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  20. 23-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  21. 13-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. APPLN/186/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Sheikh Muhammad Shafique v. State of Maharashtra Court Decision: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) acquitted the appellant of charges under IPC Section 452 and POCSO Act Sections 7/8, setting aside the trial court's conviction. The court found material discrepancies in witness testimony regarding the incident location—the victim claimed it occurred inside her house, while her mother's magistrate statement and an independent witness indicated it happened outside, creating reasonable doubt entitling the accused to acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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