Anil B. Chokhara v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

48 wp 1607.17.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.1607 OF 2017 Anil B. Chokhara .....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and ors.

....Respondents Mr. P. D. Jain along with K. R. Shah and Ms.Yogita Gogar i/b. P. D. Jain and Co., advocates for the petitioner.

Ms. S. D. Shinde, APP for the State.

Mrs. Aruna S. Pai, advocate for respondent Nos. 2 to 4. CORAM : RANJIT MORE & SMT.ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ.

DATE : 24th APRIL, 2017.

P. C. :

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP and learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 to 4.

2.

The petition is filed for expeditious investigation into ECIR/MBZO-II/05/16. By way of interim relief, the petitioner has sought directions against the respondents not to take any coercive action. Respondent No.2 registered ECIR on 11th May, 2016. The petitioner is an accused in this ECIR and he has been arrested on 20th April, 2017 and, at present, he is in judicial custody.

3.

Learned APP, on instructions, makes a statement that the investigation into the said ECIR is in progress and will be completed expeditiously. The statement is accepted.

Shubhada S Kadam 1/2

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In the light of the above, we are not inclined to entertain this petition. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. (SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.) [RANJIT MORE, J.] Shubhada S Kadam 2/2