Petition under Article 226 sought quashing of a 2001 NDPS crime registered with the Anti-Narcotic Cell, Mumbai. The State stated the petitioner was never arraigned; the sole accused had been acquitted in 2022. The Court held the petition did not survive and disposed of it.
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sns 71-wp-2554-2024.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2554 OF 2024
Sachinam Chingaya Guruswami …..Petitioner Vs. The State Of Maharashtra …..Respondent
Mr. Ayaz Khan i/b Ms. Zehra Charania, for the Petitioner. Mr. Vinod Chate APP, for Respondent No.1-State. PI Santosh Salunkhe, ANC Worli Unit present.
CORAM : A. S. GADKARI AND DR NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE : 29th AUGUST, 2024.
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sns 71-wp-2554-2024.doc
Narcotic Cell, Mumbai does not survive and is accordingly disposed off.
(DR NEELA GOKHALE, J.)
(A.S. GADKARI, J.)
Digitally signed bySHAMBHAVI SHAMBHAVINILESH NILESHSHIVGAN SHIVGAN Date: 2024.09.02 12:45:51 +0530
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the FIR/C.R. No. 61 of 2001 against the petitioner could be quashed when he was never arraigned as an accused and the sole accused stood acquitted.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sachinam Chingaya Guruswami
The State of Maharashtra
A. S. Gadkari
Dr Neela Gokhale
As recorded by the court registry
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