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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.777 OF 2018

with

CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.8

15

OF 201

8

CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.7

77

OF 201

8

1.

Ramesh @ Dadasaheb Khushalrao Deshpande,

Aged 72 years, Occ. – Lawyer,

R/o. Old City, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

2.

Shantanu Sharadchandra Joshi,

Aged 56 years, Occ. Business,

R/o. Near Lady Hospital, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

3.

Narendra Harihar Pathak,

Aged 71 years, Occ. Engineer & Builder,

R/o Jatharpeth, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

4.

Atul Bhailal Ganatra

Aged 61 years, Occ. Business,

R/o. Birla Colony, Akola

Tq. and District Akola

5.

Sanjiv Radhavallabh Somani

Aged 48 years, Occ. Service,

R/o Near Akashwani, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

6.

Sau. Kasturi Rameshwar Fundkar

Adult, Occ. Household,

R/o. Kailash Nagar, Gorakshan Road,

Akola, Tq. and District Akola

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7.

Ramesh Balaji Deshpande,

Adult, Occ. Retired,

R/o. Flat No.3, Saras Apartment,

Ranpise Nagar, Akola

Tq. and District Akola

8.

Vimalkumar Nathmal Goyanka,

Adult, Occ. Business,

R/o. Opposite Utsav Mangal

Karyalay, Jatharpeth, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

9.

Shrikant Suryakant Padgilwar,

Adult, Occ. Business,

R/o. Tapdiya Nagar, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

10.

Vijaykumar Ramkisan Panpalia,

Adult, Occ. Business,

R/o. Ramdaspeth, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

11.

Devkinandan Sukhdeo Patrodiya,

Adult, Occ. Farmer,

Near Labour Colony, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

12.

Sau. Rekhadevi Gopalji Khandelwal,

Adult, Occ. Housewife,

R/o. Alsi Plots, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

13.

Arun Laxman Kulkarni,

Adult, Occ. Retired,

Vijay Housing Colony,

Gorakshan Road, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

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14.

Ghanshyam Bansilal Kakrania,

Adult, Occ. Business,

R/o. Rallies Plots, Amravati

Tq. and District Amravati

15.

Vijay Ramchandraji Kabra,

Adult, Occ. Business,

R/o. Navi Peth, Jalgaon,

Tq. and District Jalgaon (Khandesh)

16.

Nandalal Laxmanlal Sarvare,

Adult, Occ. Farmer,

R/o. Main Road, Balapur,

Tq. Balapur, District Akola

17.

Dilip Ambadas Kasture,

Adult, Occ. Retired,

R/o.14, Vrundavan Nagar,

Nanded, Tq. and District Nanded

...APPLICANTS

VERSUS

1.

State of Maharashtra,

Police Station Officer,

P.S. City Kotwali, Akola,

Tq. and Distrct Akola

2.

Purushottam Trimbak Vyas,

Aged 65 years, Occ. – Retired,

R/o. Galli No.2, Gajanan Nagar,

Dabki Road, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

...NON-APPLICANTS

______________________________________________________

Shri A.S. Mardikar, Senior Advocate assisted by Shri V.R.

Deshpande, Advocate for the applicants.

Shri T.A. Mirza, Additional Public Prosecutor for

non-applicant No.1/State.

Shri R.R. Vyas, Advocate for non-applicant No.2

______________________________________________________

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WITH

CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO.8

15

OF 201

8

Prakash Chandmal Bhandari

Aged about 56 years,

Occ. Chartered Accountant

P.C. Bhandari & Co.

Ramdaspeth, Akola,

Tq. and District Akola

...APPLICANT

VERSUS

1.

State of Maharashtra,

Police Station Officer,

City Kotwali Police Station, Akola

Tq. and District Akola

2.

Purushottam Trimbak Vyas

Aged about 65 years,

Occ. Retired,

R/o. Samartha Gajanan Nagar,

Dabki Road, Akola

Tq. and District Akola

...NON-APPLICANTS

_______________________________________________________

Shri A.M. Ghare, Advocate for the applicant.

Shri T.A. Mirza, Additional Public Prosecutor for

non-applicant No.1/State.

Shri R.R. Vyas, Advocate for non-applicant No.2

_______________________________________________________

CORAM : ROHIT B. DEO & URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, JJ.

RESERVED ON : OCTOBER

20

, 2022.

PRONOUNCED ON : D ECEMBER 15

, 2022.

JUDGMENT (Per

Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.

)

Heard finally with the consent of learned Counsel for the

parties.

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2.

The applicants by invoking jurisdictio