Suryakant Gulabrao Helkar vs The State Of Maharashtra

ik-120683508 Bombay High Court 22 November 2024 • WRIT PETITION NO. 1896 OF 2018; WRIT PETITION NO. 1897 OF 2018 • 19 min read

Judges (1)

Shyam C. Chandak Delivered

Counsel (11)

Aabad Ponda Counsel Petitioner Ashish Kumar Srivastava Counsel Respondent Chaitanya Malgaonkar Counsel Petitioner Chirag Shah Counsel Petitioner Harshada Shrikande Counsel Petitioner Kuldeep Patil Counsel Respondent Manoj Mohite Counsel Petitioner Melwyn Pereira Counsel Petitioner P. P. Bhosale Counsel Respondent Rishi Ghorpade Counsel Petitioner Siddharth Mehta Counsel Petitioner

Parties (4)

CBI, ACB, Mumbai Respondent State of Maharashtra Respondent Prasanna Kantilal Mehta Petitioner Suryakant Gulabrao Helkar Petitioner

Case Significance

Suryakant Gulabrao Helkar vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 22, 2024 (citation: ik-120683508). Two accused in a CBI corruption case sought to quash the framing of charges and the rejection of their discharge applications. The Court found sufficient incriminating material against the petitioners under Section 240 CrPC to presume they committed the alleged offence, and that the charges were not groundless under Section 239 CrPC. Both petitions were dismissed, upholding the Magistrate's order to frame charges. The case was heard by Justice Shyam C. Chandak.

Summary

Two accused in a CBI corruption case sought to quash the framing of charges and the rejection of their discharge applications. The Court found sufficient incriminating material against the petitioners under Section 240 CrPC to presume they committed the alleged offence, and that the charges were not groundless under Section 239 CrPC. Both petitions were dismissed, upholding the Magistrate's order to frame charges.

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