P.H. JAYANI 912 BA3920.2025.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3920 OF 2025 Javed Farooq Shaikh …. Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra …Respondent WITH BAIL APPLICATION NO. 3080 OF 2025 Ejike Samuel Okeke …. Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra …Respondent Ms. Munira Palanpurwala a/w. Ms. Deepa Amati and Ms. Sumaiya Khan for the Applicant in BA/3920/2025. Mr. Karthik Bhandary i/b. Mr. Shekhar Bhandary for the Applicant in BA/3080/2025. Mr. R.M. Pethe (through VC) and Ms. Anagha Deshmukh, APPs for the Respondent – State. Mr. Sagar Ghadge, PSI, ANC, Azad Maidan Police Station and Mr. Suresh Chavan, HC, present. CORAM: SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J. DATED : 8th OCTOBER, 2026 P.C. :- 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Perused the record. 2. After hearing the Applications for some time, when this Court was not inclined to grant the relief as prayed for, Ms. Palanpurwala and Mr. Bhandary, the learned Counsel for the respective Applicants, seek leave to withdraw the aforesaid Bail Applications and requested to direct the trial Court to expedite the hearing and dispose of the case within nine months. Further, they P.H. JAYANI 912 BA3920.2025.DOC seek liberty to file a fresh bail application before this Court, if the trial is not concluded within the said period. 3. Leave to withdraw is granted, with aforesaid liberty. 4. Applications stand disposed of as withdrawn. 5. The trial Court is requested to expedite the hearing of the case and endeavour to dispose of the same within nine months, as noted above. (SHYAM C. CHANDAK, J.) PREETI HEERO JAYANI Digitally signed by PREETI HEERO JAYANI Date: 2026.10.09 20:20:48 +0530