Sagar Suresh Janrao v. The State Of Maharashtra

38. APL 538.20.doc JPP

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 538 OF 2020 Sagar Suresh Janrao ... Applicant V/s.

State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Mr. Sujeet R. Bugade for the Applicant Ms. M.H. Mhatre, APP for the Respondent - State CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR & N.R. BORKAR, JJ.

DATE : 01 JULY 2022 P.C. :- The Applicant has sought the following two reliefs :- "(1) That the directions in terms of declaration that the Applicant is not an absconder; and (2) To quash the proceedings on the basis of chargesheet arising from FIR No.86 of 2010 registered with Barshi Police Station, Barshi against the Applicant." 2.

As regard the first prayer, the learned Counsel for the Applicant states that he is not pressing the same in this Petition. As

38. APL 538.20.doc regard the second prayer that the proceeding needs to be quashed because co-accused has been acquitted, for this ground the appropriate course of action for the Applicant would be not to seek extraordinary remedy under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure but ordinary remedies as are available to the Applicant under the Code. Keeping these remedies open, the Application is disposed of.

N.R. BORKAR, J.

NITIN JAMDAR, J.

JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date: 2022.07.06 15:03:27 +0530