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Bombay High Court halts bail order for suspended cop Sachin Waze
The Bombay High Court has stayed a special NIA court's decision granting bail to suspended Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case. Waze remains in custody at Thane Central Prison pending the court's final ruling.
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A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed the bail order granted to Sachin Waze by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, effectively halting the suspended Mumbai police officer's release in the high-profile Antilia bomb scare case. The stay was issued following an appeal filed against the lower court's decision to grant Waze bail on Tuesday. Waze, accused of planting an explosives-laden vehicle outside the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani in February 2021, remains lodged at Thane Central Prison. His bail formalities had not been completed at the time of the High Court's intervention. The stay order means Waze will continue to remain in judicial custody while the High Court examines the matter further. The case has drawn considerable public attention given Waze's previous role as a police encounter specialist and the high-profile nature of the Antilia incident. The NIA has been investigating the matter as a potential act of terrorism and extortion.