A division bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad upheld the earlier trial court judgment and rejected the appeals filed by Sohrabuddin Shaikh’s brothers.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to restrain the theatrical release of the upcoming Marathi-Hindi film...
The court noted that the accused was just 20 years old when he committed the offence, and he also did not have a prior record of involvement in any criminal activities.
The bench rejected the business dispute defence, noting deliberate exposure of the victim, covert participation through intermediaries, and cumulative circumstantial evidence. It held bail standards under UAPA require only prima facie truth at this stage.