2023:BHC-AS:28394 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1382 OF 2020 Anand Prakash Mittal, Age 65 years, Occ. Retired, residing at House No.708, PLA Hisar, HARYANA – 125001 .. Petitioner Versus

1 The State of Maharashtra

2 Central Bureau of Investigation Economic Offences Wing (EOW)

11th Floor, CBI Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. .. Respondents …

Mr. Kamlesh Ghumre with Mr.P.B. Pawar for the petitioner.

Mr.H.S.S. Venegavkar with Ms.Priya Dubey for respondent no.2.

Mr.S.S. Hulke, APP for the State.

CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE, J.

DATED : 23rd AUGUST, 2023 JUDGMENT:-

1 The Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), New Delhi, vide it’s letter dated 18/1/2016, directed the CBI, EOW to register a case against Dr.Anand Prakash Mittal, the then Deputy General Manager, New India Assurance Co. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “NIACL”), Mumbai, for criminal breach of trust and misconduct committed by him while he was on deputation with M/s.Prestige Assurance PLC, (M/s.Prestige) Lagos, Nigeria, a subsidiary company of NIACL.

In furtherance thereof, Mr.Segar Sampath Kumar, General Manager, NIACL as preferred a written complaint on

14/9/2016 wit