Kishore Kakumal Keswani v. State Of Maharashtra And ORS

909-WP.487.2026.doc JVS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 487 OF 2026 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 4810 OF 2026 JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Kishore Kakumal Keswani } Petitioner

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State of Maharashtra & Ors.

} Respondents JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2026.03.24 10:53:53 +0530 Dr. Uday Warunjikar i/b. Mr. Sumit S. Kate, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Ms. M. M. Deshmukh, In-Charge Public Prosecutor with Mr. S. V. Gavand, APP for Respondent No. 1-State. Mr. Mohan Rao with Mr. Sangram Singh Parab, Advocate for Intervener in IAST/4810/2026.

Mr. S. D. Ghare, GPSI, EOW, Pune Rural present.

CORAM:

SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & SUMAN SHYAM, J.

DATE:

23rd MARCH 2026 P.C.:

Mr. Mohan Rao, the learned counsel appears for the intervener, namely, Mukesh Kimtani, who has filed the interim application viz. Interim Application (St) No. 4810 of 2026. The learned counsel for the intervener has made several allegations against the petitioner.

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We are, however, not inclined to go into those facts as this Writ Petition No. 487 of 2026 has been rendered infructuous in view of the statement made by Mr. S. V. Gavand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the investigation in First Information Report No. 43 of 2021 has been entrusted to Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Pune Rural.

3.

Writ Petition No. 487 of 2026 is disposed of as infructuous. 4.

Interim Application (St.) No. 4810 of 2026 stands disposed of. [SUMAN SHYAM, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]