8-ABA-2401-2026.ODT IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2401 OF 2026 Razak Habib Rehman Qureshi …Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra And Anr. …Respondents Adv. Murtaza Najmi a/w Adv. Asif Siddiquie, Adv. Farida Najmi, Adv. Arefa Siddiquie, Adv. Moin Choudhary, Adv. Nancy Kanungo i/b A. A. Siddiquie & Associates for the Applicant. Mr. Prasanna P. Malshe, A.P. P., for the Respondent – State. PI Dilip Kale, D. N. Nagar Police Station, Mumbai, is present. CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J. DATE : 31ST AUGUST 2026 P.C:- 1. Learned APP for respondent-State raised objection to the maintainability of the instant anticipatory bail on the ground that this is the third bail application filed by the applicant and it is not maintainable in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of G. R. Ananda Babu Versus The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors., reported at (2021)16 SCC 725. He also raised an objection to maintainability of this application contending that although the ground of parity is sought to be raised before this Court, the said ground was not at all raised before the Sessions 31st August 2026 8-ABA-2401-2026.ODT Court which has passed final orders on 13th July 2026 on the application for anticipatory bail. 2. In view of this objection, learned counsel for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw the instant application with liberty to file fresh application before the Sessions Court. 3. The applicant is permitted to withdraw the instant Anticipatory Bail Application with liberty as prayed. 4. It is clarified that objection raised by the learned APP on account of filling successive bail applications is kept open and the same be considered in the light of Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court referred above. Further, in case any fresh application is filed before the Sessions Court, the Sessions Court is at liberty to decide the application independently on its own merits. 5. In view of this, the instant Anticipatory Bail Application is disposed of. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) VDMokal/- 31st August 2026