Prashant Arjun Ghadi And ANR v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.4988 OF 2022 Prashant Arjun Ghadi and another Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents Ms.Kalyani Bane i/by Ms.Ashwini Pawar, Advocate for Petitioners. Mr.Ajay Patil, APP, for State.

CORAM : A.S.GADKARI AND PRAKASH D.NAIK, JJ.

DATE : 20th February 2023 PC :

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Present Petition is under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for lodgment of crime on the basis of complaint dated 1st October 2021 submitted to Kala Chowki Police Station, Mumbai, on which cognizance has not been taken by Police Authorities. 2.

It is the settled position of law and as has been reiterated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its decision in the case of M.Subramaniam & another Vs. S.Janaki & another reported in (2020)16-SCC-728 that, Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for lodgment of crime is not maintainable. 3.

In view of the above, learned Advocate for the Petitioner seeks MANISH SURESH THATTE MANISH SURESH THATTE Date: 2023.02.27 10:18:04 +0530 leave to withdraw present Petition with liberty to file a private

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Leave and liberty granted.

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Petition is disposed off as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty. (PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (A.S.GADKARI, J.) MST