Chanda Deepak Kochhar VS Central Bureau of Investigation

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REVATI MOHITE DERE, PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN
Chanda Deepak Kochhar – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioner in WP/ST/22494/2022:Mr. Amit Desai, Sr. Advocate a/w Mr. Gopalkrishna Shenoy, Mr. Kushal Mor, Mr. Rohan Dakshini, Ms. Pooja Kothari, Ms. Deepa Shetty, Mr. Kyrus Modi, Mr. Pranav Narsaria and Mr. Tejas Popat i/b Rashmikant and Partners
For the Petitioner in WP/ST/22495/2022:Mr. Vikram Choudhary, Sr. Advocate a/w Mr. Kushal Mor, Mr. Rohan Dakshini, Ms. Pooja Kothari, Ms. Deepa Shetty, Mr. Kyrus Modi, Mr. Pranav Narsaria and Mr. Tejas Popat i/b Rashmikant and Partners
For the Respondent No.1-CBI:Mr. Raja Thakare, Spl. P.P. a/w Mr. Kuldeep S. Patil, Ms. Saili Dhuru, Mr. Akash Kavade, Mr. Siddharth Jagushte, Advocates
For the Respondent No. 2-State: Mr. J.P. Yagnik, A.P.P.

ORDER

Revati Mohite Dere, J.—By these petitions, preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (‘Cr.P.C’), the petitioners, who are husband and wife, seek; (i) quashing of the FIR, being No.RCBDI/2019/E/0001 dated 22.01.2019, registered under Sections 120B and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (`IPC’) and Sections 7, 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (`PC Act’); (ii) quashing of their illegal arrest being violative of Sections 41 and 41-A of Cr.P.C; and (iii) quashing of the remand orders dated 24.12.2022 and 26.12.2022 passed by the learned Special CBI Judge, Mumbai.

2. By way of interim relief, the petitioners seek their release from custody pending the hearing and final disposal of the petitions.

3. The petitions, as agreed between the parties, are heard only for the limited purpose for considering whether the arrest of the petitioners was illegal i.e. contrary to the constitutional mandate and statutory provisions and consequently, whether the petitioners are entitled to be released on in

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REVATI MOHITE DERE, PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVANChanda Deepak Kochhar – AppellantVersusCentral Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

Cases Referred (4)

REVATI MOHITE DERE, PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN
Chanda Deepak Kochhar – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent