Kunal Dhiran Kumar Mehta v. Amir Mohammed Bhol and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petitions Nos. 2019 and 2021 of 2025, Kunal Dhiran Kumar Mehta v. Amir Mohammed Bhol & Anr. and Kunal Dhiran Kumar Mehta v. Firoz Mohammed Bhol & Anr., High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, coram N.J. Jamadar, J., decided 7 March 2026; advocates Mujahid Ansari (petitioner), Firoz Usman i/by Jurisman Legal (Respondent No.1), D.J. Haldankar APP (State). Subject terms: binding effect of statements/undertakings recorded in a court order passed on counsel's instructions; deposit of 10% of cheque amount (cheque No.425024, Rs.9,00,000/-) and additional 5% of dishonoured cheque amount; repudiation of recorded statement as abuse of process of court; dismissal of writ petitions.
What did the court decide?
The Petitioner's submission that he was not required to deposit the additional 5% amount as there was no direction by the Court cannot be countenanced.