Medicare Foundation Pvt. Ltd. VS State of Goa

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MANISH PITALE
Medicare Foundation Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State of Goa – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Asha Desai, Advocate, S.G.Bhobe, Advocate, M.S.Joshi, Advocate, Arun Bras De Sa, Advocate

JUDGMENT

1. By this Writ Petition, the petitioner-Company (original accused no. 3) has approached this Court, challenging an order dtd. 25/11/2019, passed by the Sessions Court, whereby the petitioner-Company has been directed to depute some other authorized person, failing which, the prosecution is directed to take steps against the petitioner-Company (accused no. 3).

2. The said order is passed in the backdrop of a prosecution launched against the respondent no. 2 (original accused no. 1), respondent no. 3 (original accused no. 2) and the petitionerCompany (original accused no. 3), for offences under Ss. 119, 120, 201, 420 read with Sec. 120-B of the IPC and Sec. 13(2) read with Sec. 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

3. During the course of the proceedings before the Sessions Court, an order dtd. 15/11/2018, came to be passed, whereby it was recorded that the respondent no. 3 herein (accused no. 2) was permitted to represent the accused no. 3 i.e. the petitionerCompany, in the proceedings. The said order appears to have been passed on a prayer to that effect made by the petitionerCompany i.e. the accused no. 3. In this backdrop, respondent no. 3 i.e. original acc

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