Vidya Bhushan Manik v. Director General Of Police And ORS.

9 crwp-3873-2018.doc BDP-SPS-TAC

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BHARAT DASHARATH PANDIT CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BHARAT DASHARATH PANDIT Date: 2023.10.11 17:23:55 +0530 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3873 OF 2018 Vidya Bhushan Manik ....Petitioner V/s Director General of Police (Anti Corruption) Worli Mumbai and Ors.

.....Respondents ---- None for the Petitioner.

Smt. M.M. Deshmukh, APP for the Respondents/State. ---- CORAM: NITIN W. SAMBRE & N. R. BORKAR, JJ.

DATE: OCTOBER 07, 2023 P.C.:- 1] On second call, none appears for the Petitioner. 2] Nature of relief claimed is for issuance of directions to Respondent No.7 to constitute special investigating team to investigate into the financial affairs of Respondent Nos. 8 to 18. Prayer is also made for investigation to be carried out under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Income Tax Act and Indian Penal Code.

3] Petition was initiated in 2018 and till this date much water must have been flown. Counsel for the Petitioner, in spite of chance being 1/2

9 crwp-3873-2018.doc given, has not appeared. Hence we deem it appropriate to dismiss the Petition for want of prosecution.

4] Accordingly, Petition is dismissed for want of prosecution. ( N. R. BORKAR, J. ) ( NITIN W. SAMBRE, J. ) 2/2