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Kush Arun Varma v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.

Bombay HC20 Sept 2024IA/3792/2024

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What is this about?

Applicant sought suspension of a Look-Out Circular issued against him in connection with criminal proceedings under Sections 498A and allied IPC provisions. On his undertaking to travel to India and appear before the trial court by specified dates, the court suspended the circular for a limited period.

What did the court decide?

Look-Out Circular suspended from 25 September 2024 to 7 October 2024; airport authorities directed to facilitate applicant's entry via Mumbai Airport.

Kush Arun Varma vs the State of Maharashtra and Anr. — Quashing and FIR | Bombay HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3792 OF 2024 IN

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CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4010 OF 2024

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Kush Arun Varma

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… Applicant/Petitioner

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V/s.

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The State of Maharashtra & Anr. … Respondents

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Mr. Pranav Badheka i/b. Mr. Farhad Panthaki & Mr. Santosh Pawar for Applicant/Petitioner.

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Mr. Ashish I. Satpute, A.P.P. for Respondent No.1-State.

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Ms. Dimple Shah a/w. Ms. Jyoti Ghag, Mr. Sidhant Vakeel, Mr. Shailesh Prajapati & Ms. Sangita Upadhyay i/b. Dua Associates for Respondent No.2. P.S.I. Mr. Ajay Bhosale, Deccan Police Station, Pune City, present.

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CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE : 20^th September 2024.

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P.C. :

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By the present Interim Application, the Applicant is seeking interim relief of quashing the Look-Out Circular issued against him by the Deccan Police Station, Pune, in C.R. No. 43 of 2023, under Sections 498A, 420, 406, 323, 504, 506 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 &

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4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, now culminated into R.C.C. No. 3309 of 2023 pending on the file of learned 11^th Jt. C.J.J.D. and J.M.F.C., Pune.

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Mr. Badekha, learned counsel appearing for Applicant submitted that, the Applicant will come from Chicago, United States of America to

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Mumbai on 25^th September 2024 and will appear before the 11^th Jt. C.J.J.D. and J.M.F.C., Pune on or before 27^th September 2024. He submitted that, for any unforeseen reason which is beyond the control of the Applicant, if he is unable to appear before the trial Court on or before 27^th September 2024, in that eventuality, he will appear before the trial Court on or before 4^th October 2024. The said statement is accepted. He tendered across the bar Affidavit of the Applicant dated 6^th September 2024 duly affirmed before a Notary Public, State of Illinois, Commission No. 974628, United States of America, reiterating the said facts.

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In view thereof, Look-Out Circular issued against the Applicant is suspended for a period starting from 12.00 a.m. of 25^th September 2024 till 7^th October 2024. The Applicant shall report to this Court about his attending trial Court on or before 4^th October 2024, on 7^th October 2024.

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The Senior Inspector of Police of the Deccan Police Station, Pune, is directed to communicate present Order to all the concerned at the Airport to facilitate the Applicant to enter India via Mumbai Airport, to enable him to attend the trial Court as noted above.

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Application is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

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( DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. ) ( A.S. GADKARI, J. )

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Digitally signed by OMKAR OMKAR SHIVAHAR SHIVAHAR KUMBHAKARN KUMBHAKARN Date: 2024.09.23 17:30:57 +0530

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Kush Arun Varma v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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