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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD
MANGESH S.PATIL, SHAILESH P.BRAHME
Rajendrakumar Aatmaram Agarwal – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra, at the instance of Economic Offences Wing, Office of Superintendent, Ahmednagar, Dist. Ahmednagar Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
MANGESH S. PATIL, J.
Heard. Rule in all these matters. Rule is made returnable forthwith.
2. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking quashment of Crime No.121/2022 registered with Kotwali Police Station, Ahmednagar and subsequently transferred to the Economic Offences Wing, Ahmednagar, for the offences punishable under Section 409 , 420, 467, 468, 471 read with Section 3 4 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE and also under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 (herein after the MPID Act).
3. The substance of the allegations as can be deduced are to the effect that respondent No.2 is a Cooperative Bank registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 (herein after the Cooperative Societies Act). The Reserved Bank of India (RBI) issued licence to it for banking business by order dated 10.12.1986. The petitioner was elected as a Director on the Board of Directors for the tenure from November 2014 to November 2019. The RBI appointed an administrator to manage the affairs of the bank with effect from 01.08
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