Chandevdas Ramanand Das v. The Union Territory Of Daman And ORS.

Digitally signed by RUSHIKESH VISHNU PATIL Date:

2024.03.15 19:36:14 +0530 RUSHIKESH VISHNU PATIL 17 IA.973.2024.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 973 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 5253 OF 2024 Chandevdas Ramanand Das .... Applicant

Versus

The Union Territory of Daman and Ors.

.... Respondents Ms Farhana Shah, for the Applicant.

Mr. H. S. Venegavkar a/w Ms Priya Dubey, for the Respondent No. 1.

Ms. P. P. Shinde, APP, for the Respondent- State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 12th MARCH 2024.

P.C.:

1.

Issue notice to the respondents.

2.

Mr. Venegavkar, learned counsel waives notice on behalf of the respondent No. 1 and Ms Shinde, learned APP waives notice on behalf of the respondent No. 3- State.

3.

Learned APP to inform the respondent No. 2 of the next R.V.Patil 1/2

17 IA.973.2024.odt date, through the concerned officer of the concerned police station. The concerned officer to record the statement of the respondent No. 2 as to whether the respondent No. 2 intends to engage an Advocate of her choice, or would want an Advocate to be appointed on her behalf from the High Court Legal Services Authority to espouse her cause.

4.

The said statement of the respondent no. 2, so recorded by the police to be placed before this Court on the next date. 5.

Stand over to 8th April 2024.

MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.

REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.

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