Rajiv Suryakant Mehta vs The Commissioner Of Police And Ors

Case Significance

Rajiv Suryakant Mehta vs The Commissioner Of Police And Ors is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 17, 2024 (citation: ik-25203315). Two petitioners sought quashing of three FIRs filed at different Mumbai police stations involving allegations of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and forgery related to gold ornament transactions, along with compensation for alleged police harassment from multiple registrations. The Court found that the charge-sheet material disclosed prima facie offences under Sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 472 r/w 34 IPC, as the petitioners were entrusted with ornaments and failed to return them or ho The bench comprised Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bharati Dangre. Counsel appearing: Apeksha Sharma (counsel for petitioner), Deepesh Shahani (counsel for petitioner), J.P. Yagnik (counsel for respondent), Neha Balani (counsel for petitioner), Subhash Jha (counsel for petitioner), Sumeet Upadhyay (counsel for petitioner).