Vasant Raghunath Nagvekar and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim order of Bombay High Court dated 01-07-2025 in Crl. Appl. (A.P.L.) 1118/2024 with Crl. W.P. 2783/2024 (intervenor Sandeep Ankush More). Keywords: Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act Sections 83-88; inbuilt mechanism made 'otious' by Investigating Agency; Balu Bangar Special Auditor Class-II Cooperative Banks; lodgment of crime without following the Act; expeditious investigation culminating in chargesheet; Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) to file detailed reply on Affidavit within two weeks; no delegation to subordinate Officers; alleged pressure by Sandeep More (Police Department, Mumbai) behind F.I.R.; action against top ranking Police Officers; ad-interim relief per prayer clause (a); returnable 22nd July 2025; P.S.I. Jaywant Pawar, Pantnagar Police Station present.
What did the court decide?
Ad-interim relief in terms of prayer clause (a) till the returnable date (matter stood over to 22nd July 2025); Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) directed to file a detailed personal reply on Affidavit within two weeks, answering the questions framed by the Court.