“Bombay HC Upholds Rejection of Bail in NIA Case Linked to Killing Over Social Media Post Supporting Nupur Sharma”, Law Beat, January 28, 2026
“The Bombay High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed by a veterinary doctor seeking bail in a case investigated by the National Investigation Agency relating to the murder of a shop owner in Amravati, holding that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accusations against the appellant are prima facie true and attract the statutory bar on bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967.
A Division Bench comprising Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Shyam C. Chandak dismissed Criminal Appeal No. 1144 of 2024, which challenged an order passed by the Special Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Mumbai, rejecting the appellant’s bail application.
The appellant. Yusuf Khan, arrayed as Accused No. 6, is facing prosecution in RC No. 02/2022/NIA/MUM for offences under Sections 109, 120B, 302, 153A, 201 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 16, 18 and 20 of the UAPA……”
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