2024:BHC-AS:43235-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 3604 OF 2024 Bharat Pukhraj Chaudhary, Aged about -43 years, Having address at – Bhadras, Post-Sadri, Tehsil - Disuri, District Pali, State Rajasthan (Presently in Judicial Custody). PETITIONER - VERSUS -

1. The State of Maharashtra.

2. Sr.Inspector of Police (Bhoiwada Police Station), District : Thane at Bhiwandi, and subsequently investigated by Crime Branch, Unit-2, Bhiwandi. RESPONDENTS Shri Rishi Bhuta, Advocate with Vikram Singh, Ujjwal Gandhi, Prateek Dutta, Saakshi Jha, Vaishnavi Jhaveri and Parth Goenka, counsel for the petitioner.

Miss M.M. Deshmukh, Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents-State.

CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE AND MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE ON WHICH ARGUMENTS WERE HEARD : SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 DATE ON WHICH JUDGMENT IS PRONOUNCED : OCTO BER 25 , 2024 JUDGMENT (PER : NITIN W. SAMBRE , J.)

RULE. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has sought a declaration that his arrest in Crime No.221 of 2023 registered with Bhoiwada Police Station, Thane on October 21, 2023