Ramkrushna Hanumant Tonpe @ Yogesh v. State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Refund of confiscated amount with accrued interest; modification of refund order dated 17/10/2023; seizure of Rs.4,00,200/- apart from bribe amount at trial; Fixed Deposit with State Bank of India maturing 7/1/2025 for Rs.6,63,740/-; premature withdrawal value Rs.6,36,468/- refunded (principal plus interest up to 16/8/2024); Rs.12,500/- bribe amount already refunded to complainant, not payable again to appellant; Interim Application No. 1112 of 2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 1114 of 2023; applicant/appellant Ramkrushna Hanumant Tonpe; State of Maharashtra respondent; advocates B.H. Goswami (applicant) and S.V. Gavand, APP (State); single judge Bench of Bharati Dangre, J.; decided 23 August 2024.
What did the court decide?
Modification of the order dated 17/10/2023: refund of Rs.6,36,468/- (original Rs.4,00,200/- plus accrued interest up to 16/8/2024) to the appellant; deletion of the earlier direction to pay Rs.12,500/- to the appellant, as that bribe amount was already refunded to the complainant. Interim Application disposed of accordingly.