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2025 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 6723

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
A. S. Gadkari, Rajesh S. Patil, JJ
Krishna Shantaram Chamankar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Shreeyash Lalit, Ms. Shweta R. Rathod
For the Respondents: Ms. Manisha Jagtap, Smt. M.M. Deshmukh

Table of Content
1. petitioners seek quashing of charge-sheet based on discharge from predicate offence. (Para 1 , 3)
2. court discusses applicability of legal precedents on predicate offences in relation to pmla. (Para 2 , 4 , 5)
3. ruling allows petition based on established legal principles regarding predicate offences. (Para 6)

JUDGMENT ( Per : A. S. GADKARI, J.) :-

2) Heard Mr. Lalit, learned counsel for the Petitioners, Ms. Jagtap, learned Advocate for Respondent No.2 and Smt. Deshmukh, learned APP for Respondent No.3, State. Perused record and the Affidavit-in-reply dated 19th August 2025, filed by Shri Ramswaroop Yadav, Assistant Director of Respondent No.2.

3.1) He drew our attention to para Nos. 37, 38 and 39 of Order dated 31st July 2021, discharging the Petitioners by the trial Court from the predicate offence. He submitted that, the trial Court has recorded a categorical finding that, the Petitioner No.4 has constructed Maharashtra Sadan at Delhi, High Mount Rest House and other buildings of RTO as per the contract. He submitted that, as there was no material against the Petitioners, the trial Court has discharged them from the predicate offence. He submitted that, as the Pe

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