Sonia Dilip Sharda v. Nandalal K Talreja and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Shyam C. Chandak, J., 27-11-2025; Criminal Writ Petitions (ST) 2805, 2809, 2802 of 2025 and Writ Petitions 853, 852, 851, 850 of 2025; quashing of Metropolitan Magistrate 14th Court, Girgaon, Mumbai Orders dated 24/12/2024 rejecting cross-examination of PW1 in case Nos. 275-281/SS/2019; cross-examination closed 21/06/2024; Section 313 Cr.P.C statement dispensed with; one opportunity to cross-examine prosecution witness granted subject to Rs.3,000/- costs per case, Rs.21,000/- total; interim compensation Order dated 10/10/2023; Demand Draft withdrawal from High Court Registry; Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; fair trial; expeditious disposal within one year.
What did the court decide?
Petitions allowed: impugned Orders dated 24/12/2024 of the Metropolitan Magistrate, 14th Court, Girgaon quashed and set aside; one opportunity granted to cross-examine PW1 subject to costs of Rs.3,000/- per Petition (Rs.21,000/- total payable to Respondent No.1 on 6 December 2025); cases resumed to the cross-examination stage from 6 December 2025; liberty to withdraw Demand Drafts from the Registry to pay interim compensation per trial Court Order dated 10/10/2023 by 6 December 2025; trial Court requested to dispose of the cases within one year; on failure to pay, the trial Court to proceed with the cases.