Rajendra Mahadev Sankhe v. State Of Maharashtra And ANR

37.APL.1023.2022.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.1023 OF 2022 Rajendra Mahadev Sankhe Applicant versus The State of Maharashtra and another Respondents Mr.Nitin Pradhan with Mr.Ashutosh R. Gole, Advocate for Applicant. Ms.M.M.Deshmukh, APP, for State.

Mr.Swapan Haralal Biswas, PI, ACB, Palghar, present. CORAM :

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

DATE :

26th April 2023 PC :

1.

By present Application, the Applicant, original accused in C.R No.715 of 2022, dated 23rd August 2022 registered with Pelhar Police Station, District Palghar, under Sections 7, 7(a) and 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, has prayed for quashing of said crime on various grounds.

2.

In view of decision of Hon'

ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Chattisgarh and another Vs. Aman Kumar Singh and others 1, present Application for quashing of FIR under Sections 7, 7(a) and 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is not maintainable. 3.

We accordingly dispose off present Application by reserving appropriate legal remedy to the Applicant as may be permissible under the MANISH SURESH THATTE by MANISH SURESH THATTE Date: 2023.04.29 11:06:34 +0530 provisions of Cr.P.C.

(PRAKASH D. NAIK, J.) (A.S.GADKARI, J.) MST 2023-SCC OnLine-SC-198