Prasanna Kantilal Mehta vs The State Of Maharashtra

ik-33837311 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)

Central Bureau of Investigation Respondent State of Maharashtra Respondent Prasanna Kantilal Mehta Petitioner Suryakant Gulabrao Helkar Petitioner

Case Significance

Prasanna Kantilal Mehta vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Bombay High Court decision dated November 22, 2024 (citation: ik-33837311). Two accused in a CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau case (CC No. 1171/PW/2010) filed petitions under Article 227 and Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the order rejecting their discharge applications. The Bombay High Court dismissed both petitions, holding that there was sufficient incriminating material against the petitioners under Section 240 CrPC to presume they committed the alleged offence, and the Magistrate was correct in rejecting discharge. The case was heard by Justice Shyam C. Chandak.

Summary

Two accused in a CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau case (CC No. 1171/PW/2010) filed petitions under Article 227 and Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the order rejecting their discharge applications. The Bombay High Court dismissed both petitions, holding that there was sufficient incriminating material against the petitioners under Section 240 CrPC to presume they committed the alleged offence, and the Magistrate was correct in rejecting discharge.

What was the outcome of Prasanna Kantilal Mehta vs The State Of Maharashtra?

Two accused in a CBI Anti-Corruption Bureau case (CC No. 1171/PW/2010) filed petitions under Article 227 and Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the order rejecting their discharge applications. The Bom...

Judgment

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