Prasanna J Shetty v. State Of Maharashtra

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.4844 OF 2025 Prasanna J. Shetty, ] R/at Flat No.7, Anupam Co-op.

] Housing Society, Plot No.44, ] Swastik Park, Chembur, Mumbai ] .. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra, ] Through Senior Police Inspector, ] Anti-Extortion Cell Department, ] Ground Floor of the Stone Building, ] Near P.N. Office, Picket Cross Road, ] Kalbadevi, Mumbai.

] .. Respondent Mr. Dilip Shinde, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. M.M. Deshmukh, I/c. Public Prosecutor for the Respondent. CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 25TH SEPTEMBER 2025.

P.C. :

This Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs :- (a) Be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, thereby directing the officer of the respondent-Police Station to consider the complaint dated 22.7.2025 submitted by the petitioner and to register the cognizable offence against Mr. Naresh Singh Sumersingh Thakur, his brother-in-law namely Mr. Balraj Jagdish Talla @ Anya and Bantu and his associates Rajendra Rammurthi Pilley @ Mahsh @ Kalya and take immediate appropriate action against the above named persons;

(b) Be pleased to direct the superior authorities to appoint independent neutral superior officer for conducting the departmental enquiry of Mr. Maruti Kadam (API) and Mr. Jalindar Lembhe of Anti-Extortion Cell Department for cordial and pecuniary relationship with Mr. Naresh Singh Thakur and take appropriate action including departmental action against the above said officers for insisting the petitioner for making false statement against the unknown person namely Ravi Mallesh Borra @ D.K. Rao;

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(c) Be pleased to direct the respondent-Police Officer to provide the police protection to the petitioner and his family members as there are several threat to the life of the petitioner and his family members;

(d) Any other reliefs may be granted by this Hon'ble Court to which the petitioner may be found entitled to." 2.

Mr. Dilip Shinde, the learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw this Writ Petition with liberty to avail appropriate remedy available in law. 3.

Accordingly, Writ Petition No.4844 of 2025 is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.

[ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date:

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