Sashidhar Jagdishan v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

905-WP.3205.25.DOCX PPN

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

by PRACHI PRANESH NANDIWADEKAR Date: 2025.06.26 12:55:22 +0530 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PRACHI PRANESH NANDIWADEKAR

(905) CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3205 OF 2025 Sashidhar Jagdishan ... Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Ors.

... Respondents ______________________________________________________ Mr. Amit Desai, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. D. P. Singh, Senior Advocate, Mr. Himanshu Sinha, Mr. Sandip Singhi, Chitra Rentala, Gopalkrishna Shenoy, Ritesh Desai, Kriti Srivastava, Parikshith K., Khyati Mehrotra, Shravani Maddirala i/by Trilegal for the Petitioner.

Mr. Niteen Pradhan a/w Mr. Shaheen Pradhan, Mr. Monish Bhatia, Mr. Rohan Dakshini, Ms. Pooja Kothari, Mr. Prakhar Parekh and Mr. Raghav Dharmadhikari i/by M/s. Rashmikant & Partners for Respondent No.3. Mr. Aabad Ponda, Senior Advocate a/w Kushal Mor, Mr. Monish Bhatia, Minal Chandanani, Maumik Shah, Mohd. Asim, Jyoti Ghag, Shailesh Prajapati i/by Dua Associates for Respondent No.4.

Ms. Mahalakshmi G. APP for the State.

_____________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.

DATED : 26 June 2025 PC. :- 1.

Yesterday when this matter was mentioned for circulation before us, one of us (Jitendra Jain, J.) disclosed that he has shares in HDFC Bank.

2.

Today, when the matter was called out, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Prashant Kishore Mehta, respondent

905-WP.3205.25.DOCX no.3 in this petition expresses inability to consent to this Bench taking up this matter.

3.

Mr. Amit Desai, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, states that the petitioner has no objection whatsoever to this Bench taking up this matter. 4.

However, considering the submission made on behalf of the 3rd respondent, we direct that the matter may not be placed before the Bench on which one of us (Jitendra Jain, J.) is a party.

(Jitendra Jain, J) (M.S. Sonak, J)