BHARAT SHANTILAL SHAH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 438/2002

Case Summary: Bharat Shantilal Shah v. State of Maharashtra (Crl.A. No. 438/2002) Hearing Date: 26 August 2002 Outcome: The Supreme Court rejected the State of Maharashtra's Review Petition as "totally misconceived." In the main application (CRL.M.P. No. 7162/2002), the Court modified its earlier bail order dated 3 April 2002 to permit Shah to travel to Belgium for one week to attend his brother's son and daughter's marriage ceremonies, provided he furnishes security of Rs. 50 crores to the trial court. His passport was to be returned by the ACP, D-1/South D.C.B., CID, Mumbai. Key Directions: Shah must file an undertaking within two days confirming he has no objection if trial proceeds in his absence and that counsel will appear on his behalf. The trial court is directed to proceed strictly under Section 309 Cr.P.C., with any further applications decided by the trial court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.