# Sachin Waze gets bail in Antilia case, high court stays order

2026-10-02T14:26:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

A special court in Mumbai granted bail to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze on Tuesday, 29 September, in the Antilia bomb scare case, noting that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) failed to show that the Ambanis were terrorised. The court observed that Waze’s act ‘prima facie falls short to satisfy the definition of a terrorist act under Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act’ and that he had undergone a minimum five-year sentence. The Bombay High Court stayed the bail order on Wednesday, 30 September, after the NIA appealed. The stay will remain in force until 7 October, when a bench will hear the agency’s challenge. If the High Court dismisses the appeal, the bail order revives, if it allows the appeal, the order is set aside. Waze remains in Thane Central Prison.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The Indian Express reports the special court’s full reasoning, quoting the judge at length on the absence of evidence that the Ambanis were terrorised. The Hindu adds the procedural drama: the High Court stayed the bail within a day because of judicial recusals. Neither outlet takes a stance on the merits of the case, both present the court orders as straight news. The balanced reading is that the legal outcome is unresolved: bail was granted but immediately suspended, and the decisive hearing is set for 7 October.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- indianexpress.com (neutral report) <https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/antilia-bomb-scare-sachin-waze-bail-no-evidence-ambanis-were-terrorised-10899277/>
  Leads with the special court's bail reasoning, quotes judge verbatim
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/bail-for-sachin-vaze-in-the-antilia-bomb-scare-case-faces-a-high-court-stay/article71536193.ece>
  Focuses on the High Court stay and the procedural sequence

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Antilia, Bombay High Court, National Investigation Agency, Sachin Waze, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
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