Sunil S/O Narayan Bhagwat v. The State Of Mah. Thr.Pso Ps Frezarpura Amravati Tq. And Dist.Amravati And Another

Order 1602apl508.22

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL APPLICATION [APL] NO.

/20 .

Sunil Narayan Bhagwat -VERSUSState of Maharashtra and another.

Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders or directions and Registrar's orders.

Shri P.R. Agrawal, Advocate for the Applicant. Ms. M. Deshmukh, A.P.P. for Non-applicant No.1. CORAM : VINAY JOSHI AND VALMIKI SA MENEZES , J J.

DATE : FEBRUARY 16 , 2023 .

Heard.

2.

This is an application seeking to quash the first information report bearing Crime No.1925/2021 registered with Frezarpura Police Station, Amravati for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

3.

The only issue canvassed is that the applicant is not a public servant. It is submitted that the government has assigned a contract of Rgd.

Order 1602apl508.22 data entry to a private company, who in turn has employed the applicant and while doing such data entry work there is alleged demand.

4.

The matter is yet under investigation.

The police have to obtain sanction in terms of Section 19 of the Act. If sanction is accorded, the applicant can agitate the said ground by seeking discharge. Therefore, we do not deem it desirable to entertain this application at this juncture. Criminal Application is thus, disposed of with liberty to the applicant to apply for discharge if so advised.

JUDGE JUDGE Signed By:RAKESH GANESHLAL DHURIYA Private Secretary High Court of Bombay, at Nagpur Rgd.