Daksha Ashok Lalwani v. Jayesh Manganlal Bhatt
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim application; Testamentary Petition (L) No. 575 of 2020; Letters of Administration; Registry requisitions; police custody of moveables and documents; flat sealed by police after sole occupant's death; panchnama dated 18-01-2019 u/s 174 Cr.P.C.; ADR No. 8/2019; Safe Deposit Locker No. 80/2023; inspection and certified copies of seized documents; inspection of seized articles; amendment of Schedule I of petition; MIDC Police Station, Chakala, Andheri (East); Assistant Commissioner of Police Andheri; Prothonotary & Sr. Master; Flat No. 304, Gopal Sadan, Pump House, Andheri (East); deceased Jayesh; Applicant/Petitioner Daksha Ashok Lalwani; Kamal Khata, J.; Bombay High Court; decided 21 August 2025; returnable 24 September 2025.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued to the Senior Inspector of Police, MIDC Police Station, Andheri (East) to permit the Petitioner and/or her Advocate to inspect and obtain copies of the documents in the panchnama dated 18-01-2019 and to inspect the articles kept in Safe Deposit Locker No. 80/2023; liberty granted to amend Schedule I of the Petition to include the said articles, their value and description and any property in police custody; the entire exercise to be completed within three weeks; matter listed on 24 September 2025. No direction issued on the prayers relating to handing over the keys of Flat No. 304 or handing over the articles/documents to the Prothonotary & Sr. Master.