Surekha W/O Suryakant Kulthe v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1305 OF 2015 Surekha W/o Suryakant Kulthe, Age: 40 years, Occu: Agri. & Household, R/o. Nikam Galli, Georai, Tq. Georai, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

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The State of Maharashtra 2.

Navnath S/o Narayan Hajare, Age: 50 years, Occu: Service, R/o Barshi Road, Beed, Tq. & Dist. Beed 3.

Ankush Rambhau Sakunde, Age: 32 years, Occu: Labour work, R/o Antarwali, Tq. Ambad, Dist. Jalna ..RESPONDENTS Mr V. R. Dhorde, Advocate for petitioner;

Mr A. R. Kale, Addl. Public Prosecutor for respondent No. 1; Mr R. G. Hange, Advocate for respondent No. 2; CORAM : N.W. SAMBRE, J.

DATE : 7th April, 2016 ORAL ORDER :

The order passed below Exh. 1 - an application under Section 457 of Code of Criminal Procedure, by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Georai, in M.C.A. No. 411 of 2013, refusing release of amount of Rs. 15,11,000/-, seized in crime in question, in favour of the applicant/complainant is questioned in the present proceedings. The learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Georai has rejected the prayer of the applicant for release of the amount.

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In this background, it will be appropriate to issue following direction so as to meet the end of justice.

(a) The amount seized be immediately invested in fixed deposit of a Nationalized Bank initially for a period of three months. (b) The trial Court is directed to decide the trial expeditiously within period of three months.

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Writ Petition stands disposed of in above terms. (N.W. SAMBRE, J.) sjk