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Bombay HC Stays Sachin Waze's Bail in Antilia Bomb Scare Case After NIA Challenge
- •The Bombay High Court stayed the bail granted to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare case.
- •The National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenged the special court's decision, calling it "totally wrong" and arguing Waze intended to create terror and was accused of murder.
- •Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh criticized the special court's observations, including its question about the NIA waiting for a "muhurat" to record statements from Mukesh Ambani's family.
- •Waze remains lodged in Thane Central Prison as his bail formalities were not completed.
- •A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale issued notice to Waze and posted the NIA's appeal for hearing on October 7, granting an ad-interim stay on the bail order.
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The Bombay High Court stayed Sachin Waze's bail after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenged the special court's decision, calling it totally wrong and arguing that Waze intended to create terror and was accused of murder. The court scheduled the NIA's appeal hearing for October 7 while Waze remains lodged in Thane Central Prison.
The special court granted bail because it found that the NIA failed to establish a prima facie case of terrorism under the UAPA against Waze and noted that no evidence proved Mukesh Ambani's family was terrorised. Additionally, the court noted his prolonged incarceration of nearly five and a half years.
The special court criticised the central agency for not recording the statements of any member of Mukesh Ambani's family to prove they were terrorised, questioning what "muhurat" the agency was waiting for. The NIA countered that the special court's observations and order were illegal and bad in law.
