Ganesh Jagannath Chaudhari v. Uttam Punjaji Chaudhari and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Further investigation without Court's permission — proviso to Section 193 BNSS vis-a-vis Section 173(8) CrPC — order permitting Investigating Officer to place further-investigation documents/statement on record quashed and set aside — K. Vadivel v. K. Shanthi & Ors., AIR 2024 SC 5064 relied on — prosecution at liberty to move fresh application before Sessions Court — father of victim permitted to assist A.P.P. — Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, Abhay J. Mantri, J., 17.12.2025 — Neutral citation 2025:BHC-AUG:36095 — Criminal Application Nos. 4178 and 4672 of 2025 — Sessions Case No. 1 of 2023, Jalgaon.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 18.07.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalgaon, below Exh. 100 in Sessions Case No. 1 of 2023 quashed and set aside; prosecution permitted to file an appropriate application in accordance with law before the learned Additional Sessions Court; Criminal Application No. 4672 of 2025 by the father of the victim to assist the A.P.P. allowed in terms of prayer clause (B).