16.BA.3008.2026.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.3008 OF 2026 Farhan @ Bablu Abdul Karim Shaikh .. Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................  Mr. Vipul Dushing a/w. Mr. Tanmay T. Kate and Mr. Ashraf Kazi, Advocates for Applicant.  Mr. Yogesh M. Nakhwa, APP for Respondent – State.  PSI – Bagade Wanawadi Police Station, Pune. ................... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : AUGUST 31, 2026 P.C. : 1. Heard Mr. Dushing, learned Advocate for Applicant and Mr. Nakhwa, learned APP for Respondent – State. 2. This is an Application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 / Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 seeking Bail in connection with C.R. No.11 of 2025 registered with Wanawadi Police Station for offences punishable under Sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5). 59(A), 61(2) and 111(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 3. Perused the record of the case. Applicant is arraigned as Accused No.5. According to prosecution, Applicant has been accused of arranging and providing fake sureties for filing the same in Court alongwith bail bond. The main charge of prosecution is against 1 of 4 16.BA.3008.2026.doc Accused No.1 who ran the racket for providing such fake sureties. The Seizure Memo of the prosecution prima facie shows recovery of 11 Aadhar Cards and 95 suspicious Ration Cards from his custody. In so far as present Applicant - Accused No.5 is concerned, charge against him is arranging sureties / people on 4 different occasions. It is prima facie seen that the other Accused persons were all Advocates namely four Advocates who infact used these sureties for arranging and filing in the Court and they have all been released on bail. One of said Advocate is brother-in-law of the present Applicant. 4. Applicant is in custody since 26.06.2025. There is one more reason which impels me to consider the case of Applicant. Applicant is sole primary care-giver to provide financial support and case for his family members i.e. wife and 12 year old daughter who is 100% specially abled child. There are various other issues which are pointed out by Mr. Dushing, which I need not state herein since in view of the aforesaid facts, I am inclined to release the Applicant on bail. Needless to state that complicity of the Applicant will undoubtedly be proved in the trial. 5. Considering the aforesaid, Applicant has made out case for grant of bail. He is released on bail subject to following conditions:- (i) Applicant is directed to be immediately released from prison in connection with Crime No. 11 of 2025; (ii) Applicant is directed to be released on bail on 2 of 4 16.BA.3008.2026.doc furnishing P.R. Bond of Rs. 15,000/- (Rs. Fifteen Thousand only) with one surety of the like amount; (iii) Applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer at the concerned Police Station, once every month on the first Monday of the month between 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; (iv) Applicant shall co-operate with the conduct of trial and attend the Trial Court on all dates, unless specifically exempted and will not take any unnecessary adjournments, if he does so it will entitle the prosecution to apply for revocation of this order; (v) Applicant shall not leave the State of Maharashtra without prior permission of the Trial Court; (vi) Applicant shall not influence with any of the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner; (vii) Applicant shall keep the Investigating Officer informed of his current address and mobile contact number and / or change of residence or mobile details, if any, from time to time, as applicable; and (viii)Any infraction of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail granted to the Applicant. 6. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are limited for the purpose of granting Bail only and I have not made any 3 of 4 16.BA.3008.2026.doc observations on merits of the case. The trial shall be adjudicated on the strength of the evidence led and strictly on its own merits being uninfluenced with any of the prima facie observations made hereinabove in this order. 7. Bail Application is allowed and disposed of in the above terms. H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] 4 of 4 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Digitally signed by HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2026.08.31 15:19:05 +0530