Rajrishi Rajendrasingh Bindawat vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr

ik-192927379 Bombay High Court 25 November 2024 • WRIT PETITION NO. 3529 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION NO.3533 OF 2024; Writ Petition No.3529 of 2024; Writ Petition No.3533 of 2024 • 36 min read

Judges (2)

Bharati Dangre Delivered Manjusha Deshpande Coram

Counsel (16)

Ankita Bamboli Counsel Petitioner Ashish Dubey Counsel Petitioner Bhumika Khandelwal Counsel Petitioner H.S. Venegavkar Counsel Respondent K.R. Shah Counsel Petitioner Keral Mehta Counsel Petitioner Kinjal Desai Counsel Petitioner M.M. Deshmukh Counsel Respondent Neha Patil Counsel Petitioner Niranjan Mundargi Counsel Petitioner Parth Govilkar Counsel Petitioner Prateek Dutta Counsel Petitioner Rishi Bhuta Counsel Petitioner S.S. Kaushik Counsel Respondent Saakshi Jha Counsel Petitioner Ujjawal Gandhi Counsel Petitioner

Parties (3)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Mihir Rajesh Shah Petitioner Rajrishi Bindawat Petitioner

Case Significance

Rajrishi Rajendrasingh Bindawat vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 25, 2024 (citation: ik-192927379). Two petitioners involved in the Worli hit-and-run case of 7 July 2024 — where a BMW driven at high speed killed Kaveri Nakhwa and her body was dragged under the vehicle — challenged their arrest on the ground that grounds of arrest were not communicated to them. The Court balanced the rights of the accused under Article 21 with the rights of the victim, noting that Mihir Shah fled the spot and went absconding for two days, showing utter disregard for human life. The petitions seeking release The bench comprised Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bharati Dangre.

Summary

Two petitioners involved in the Worli hit-and-run case of 7 July 2024 — where a BMW driven at high speed killed Kaveri Nakhwa and her body was dragged under the vehicle — challenged their arrest on the ground that grounds of arrest were not communicated to them. The Court balanced the rights of the accused under Article 21 with the rights of the victim, noting that Mihir Shah fled the spot and went absconding for two days, showing utter disregard for human life. The petitions seeking release on grounds of illegal arrest were dismissed.

What was the outcome of Rajrishi Rajendrasingh Bindawat vs State Of Maharashtra And Anr?

Two petitioners involved in the Worli hit-and-run case of 7 July 2024 — where a BMW driven at high speed killed Kaveri Nakhwa and her body was dragged under the vehicle — challenged their arrest on th...

Judgment

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