Ramesh C. Bawa v. Serious Fraud Investigation Office And ANR

50-IA-2816-2024 (CR).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2816 OF 2024 IN CRIMINAL BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2487 OF 2022 Ramesh C. Bawa .... Applicant

Versus

Serious Fraud Investigation Office And Anr.

.... Respondents ----- Mr. Harsh S. Malhotra, for the Applicant.

Mr. Aayush Kedia h/f Mr. H. S. Venegavkar i/b Mr. Pradeep Yadav, for Respondent No.1.

Mr. Sameer M. Mangaonkar, APP, for the Respondent - State. ----- CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.

by SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM Date:

2025.02.07 10:59:12 +0530 SHANTANU SHANKARSA DHUDUM DATE : 5th FEBRUARY, 2025.

P.C. :

1.

By this application, the Applicant is seeking relaxation of condition No.(d) passed by this Court (Coram: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J) passed on 7th May, 2024.

2.

Mr. Harsh S. Malhotra, appearing on behalf of the Applicant submits that he will file Vakalatnama during a course of day.

Shantanu Dhudum 1/2

50-IA-2816-2024 (CR).doc 3.

By the said condition, the Applicant is restrained to leave jurisdiction of the Special Court till conclusion of the trial. Learned counsel further submitted that no condition is imposed on other co-accused. The Applicant is ill patient. He is suffering from various ailment, hence, he has to go out the jurisdiction of Special Court. Hence, requested to allow the application.

4.

Learned APP strongly objected to allow the application and he submits that if this Court is going to allow the application, condition be imposed on the Applicant that he shall not take adjournment before the Special Court.

5.

Learned counsel for the Applicant agrees to this statement. 6.

Considering the submissions of both learned counsel, the condition No.(d) imposed on the Applicant is relaxed. The Applicant shall not seek adjournment before the trial Court without any reasonable ground.

7.

In view of above, the Application stands disposed of. ( SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.) Shantanu Dhudum 2/2