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Bombay HC cancels Sachin Waze’s bail in Antilia case
The Story in Brief
The Bombay High Court on Thursday, 5 November 2026, cancelled the bail of former police officer Sachin Waze in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale set aside the special NIA court order that granted Waze bail in September, calling the lower court's decision a case of 'complete legal perversity'.
The High Court found strong prima facie material linking Waze to terrorist acts intended to threaten India's economic security and strike terror. It raised concern over witness intimidation and evidence tampering given Waze's influence within the police department. The court rejected the argument that Waze should get bail because he had spent five years in custody, saying the appropriate course under the UAPA was to expedite the trial. Waze, dismissed from the police force, remains lodged at Thane Central Prison.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Rediff.com and ABP Live both report the Bombay High Court's cancellation of Sachin Waze's bail in the Antilia bomb scare case, relying on the same facts from the judgment. Rediff emphasises the High Court's finding of strong prima facie evidence of terrorist acts aimed at threatening India's economic security, while ABP Live leads with the High Court's description of the trial court order as 'complete legal perversity'. Rediff also highlights the High Court's concern over the 'casual manner' of the special court's bail grant, whereas ABP Live focuses on witness intimidation and evidence tampering risks due to Waze's police connections. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, with each outlet foregrounding different phrases from the same judgment. Both leave open the question of when Waze's trial, which the High Court said should be expedited, will commence.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): rediff.com (neutral report), abplive.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
