Bhushan Wadhwani And ORS v. State Of Maharashtra

WP.3349.2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3349 OF 2016 Bhushan Wadhwani and others Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra through EWO Respondent Mr.Shyam Dewani with Akanksha Helaskar, Pratik Thakkar i/by Dewani & Associates for Petitioners.

Mrs.G.P.Mulekar, APP, for State.

CORAM :

NARESH H. PATIL AND PRAKASH D. NAIK, JJ.

DATE :

18th October 2016 PC :

1.

Heard. The Petitioner has addressed a complaint to the Joint Commissioner of Police, Economic Offenses Wing, Mumbai Police Commissionerate. The grievance of the Petitioner is that a first information report was not registered. Learned APP submits that the complaint is required to be lodged with the concerned police station instead of Joint Commissioner of Police.

2.

The Petitioner is at liberty to approach the concerned police station. In case Petitioner approaches the concerned police station, we direct the officer in-charge to record statement of the Petitioner and take appropriate decision. In case the decision goes adverse to the Petitioner, he will be at liberty to take recourse to alternate remedy as provided under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. With these observations, the petition is disposed of.

(PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) MST