Hetal Naren Thakore v. Sr. Inspector of Police and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 169 CrPC discharge; superior court cannot direct Magistrate's discretion; Closure Report to be decided within eight weeks; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; Amit Borkar, J.; Interim Application No. 787 of 2026 in Criminal Writ Petition No. 4269 of 2014; Hetal Naren Thakore v. Sr. Inspector of Police & Ors.; State (Respondent No. 1) by APP Swapnil V. Walve; Respondent No. 9 by Adv. Sheetal Shah i/by M/s. Mehta & Girdharlal; interim application disposed on 11 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
No direction to discharge under Section 169 CrPC was issued; the interim application was disposed of with a clarification that the petition's pendency would not preclude the Magistrate from acting on an appropriate application, and the Magistrate was directed to pass appropriate order on the Closure Report within eight weeks.