Firoz Ahmed Ansari v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay, in a criminal writ petition, refused to address the substantive contentions raised by the petitioner challenging criminal case proceedings. Instead, the Court directed the Metropolitan Magistrate to dispose of a pending discharge application filed on 7.8.2004 expeditiously or by 30.4.2006, keeping all other issues open.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the concerned Metropolitan Magistrate to dispose of the discharge application dated 7.8.2004 expeditiously, or in any case on or before 30.4.2006, after hearing the parties.