R C Panwar And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.47 OF 2019 IN CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.970 OF 2016 R.C.Panwar and Anr.

...Applicants

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Anr.

...Respondents

Mr.A.M.Das, for the Applicants.

Mr.A.D.Kamkhedkar, A.P.P. for the Respondent No.1 - State. Mr.Girish Kedia a/w Mr.Manoj Agre, Ms.Shivangi Kedia and Ms.Trupti Shetty, for the Respondent No.2.

P.I. - Ravindra Salunkhe, Amboli Police Station. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI & REVATI MOHITE DERE, JJ.

DATE : 22nd JANUARY, 2019 P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the Applicants.

2.

There is already an order passed by this Court on 13th January, 2017. Learned A.P.P. states that the Applicants have been called after year

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Learned Counsel for the Applicants is disputing this. We do not wish to go into this issue. We, direct the Investigating Officer not to summon the Applicants telephonically or orally. If there presence is required, an intimation in writing shall be sent to them. If the Applicants do not co-operate or avoid to co-operate, it will be open for the Investigating Officer to move an appropriate application before this Court. 4.

Learned Counsel for the Respondent No.2 submits that later on Respondent No.2 has received some papers from the office of DRI. Again we do not wish to comment on that issue. We grant liberty to the Respondent No.2 to move an appropriate application after serving an advance copy thereof, on the other side.

5.

With these directions, we dispose of this Application. REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J.