Nirmal Cooperative Society Throught General Manager Sau. Nanda Dinesh Bante v. The State Of Mah. Thr. Its Secretary Dept. Of Home Mantralaya, Mumbai And Another.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Criminal Writ Petition No.811 of 2025 Ravindra Balaji Puttewar vs. The Central Registrar of Co-operative Societies, New Delhi with Criminal Writ Petition No.16 of 2024 Nirmal Cooperative Society, through General Manager, Nagpur vs. State of Maharashtra and others with Criminal Writ Petition No.1068 of 2019 Sau. Pranali w/o Ravindra Puttewar and another vs. Union of India, through its Secretary, Department of Home, New Delhi and others =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders or directions and Registrar's orders.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRIT PETITION NO. 811/2025 Mr. Z.Z. Haq, Advocate for the Petitioner.
Ms. N. Chaubey, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Mr. S.S. Doifode, APP for Respondent Nos.2 & 5 - State. Mr. A.P. Chaware, Advocate for Respondent No.3. Mr. P.K. Sathianathan, Advocate for Respondent No.4. WRIT PETITION NO. 16/2024 Mr. A. P. Chaware, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.S. Doifode, APP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2-State. Ms. N. Chaubey, Advocate for Respondent No.3. Mr. Z.Z. Haq, Advocate for Respondent No.4.
WRIT PETITION NO. 1068/2019 Mr. Z.Z. Haq, Advocate for the Petitioners.
Ms. N. Chaubey, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. S.S. Doifode, APP for Respondent Nos.4 to 7, 9 & 10-State. Mr. K.N. Shukul, Advocate with Ms. P.N. Hardas, Advocate for Respondent No.8. Mr. A.P. Chaware, Advocate for Respondent No.11.
CORAM
: ANIL L. PANSARE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ.
DATE : 16 st FEBRUARY, 2026.
In continuation to the previous order, the status report of the investigation has been submitted in a sealed envelope. The same is opened in the Court. Having perused the same, it appears that the Investigating Agency has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and collected documents, which indicate misuse or diversion of institutional funds under the head of NPA, staff loan, loan sanctioned by Kamptee Branch and so on, which has an
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The Investigating Officer submits that certain important documents are still awaited from the Registrar of Companies, the Cooperative Commissioner, Maharashtra, and the Society under investigation 03.
The Investigating Officer is at liberty to seek direction, if the documents are not supplied, but shall ensure expeditious completion of investigation.
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We also expect the Investigating Agency to submit before us the details of the evidence specifying the exact nature of diversion of funds and other such acts that would attract the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and other penal provisions.
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List on 5th March, 2026 for further consideration. 06.
The status report filed today shall be kept in a sealed envelope with the record of the Court.
(Nivedita P. Mehta, J.) (Anil L. Pansare, J.) *sandesh Signed by: Mr. Sandesh Waghmare Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 17/02/2026 11:10:58