Ketan Kantilal Seth vs State of Gujarat

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2022 Supreme(SC) 904

J. K. MAHESHWARI
Ketan Kantilal Seth – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Pawanshree Agrawal, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv. Mr. Aaditya A. Pande, AOR Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR Mr. Sunil Fernandes, AOR Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Aneesh Mittal, AOR Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR Mr. Chander Shekhar Ashri, AOR Mr. Seshatalpa Sai Bandaru, AOR Mr. Pranab Prakash, AOR Mr. chirag Shah, Adv. Mr. Utsav Trivedi, Adv. Mr. Abhinay, AOR Mr. J. Sachdeva, Adv. Ms. M. roy, Adv. Ms. Shivani Bhushan, Adv.

ORDER :

1. With the consent of the parties, these transfer petitions have been taken up for final hearing. The present petitions have been filed by petitioner/accused for invoking the power under Section 406 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CrPC’), seeking transfer of 16 criminal cases pending against him in four different States to one Court in Mumbai, where 3 cases are already pending. Following are the cases of which transfer are being sought –

i. Criminal Case No. 101878/2003 arising out of FIR No. C.R. No. I-64/2002, dated 30.07.2002 registered at Police Station Udhana, Surat, Gujarat, pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat;

ii. Criminal Case No. 9166/2002 arising out of FIR No. I.C.R. No. 274/2002, dated 02.07.2002 registered at Police Station Umra, Surat, Gujarat, pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat;

iii. Criminal Case No. 174/2003 arising out of FIR No. C. R. No. I-226/2002, dated 30.08.2002 registered at Police Station Rander, Surat, Gujarat, pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat;

iv. Criminal Case No. 100521/2003 arising out FIR No. 274/2002, dated 06.08.2002 registered at Police

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2022 Supreme(SC) 904

J. K. MAHESHWARIKetan Kantilal Seth – AppellantVersusState of Gujarat – Respondent

J. K. MAHESHWARI
Ketan Kantilal Seth – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent