ITEM NO.29 COURT NO.2 SECTION II-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 19359/2025 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23-07-2024 in CRLWP No. 3149/2022 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay]

ASHOK RAVJI SAWANT & ANR. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Respondent(s)

FOR ADMISSION and I.R.

IA No. 297659/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

Date : 23-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vishal Navale, Adv.

Miss Kalra Sukhda Kishore, AOR Mr. Deepin Deepak Sahni, Adv.

Ms. Shreya Gupta, Adv. Ms. Ananya Arora, Adv.

Mr. Varun Khetwani, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

This Special Leave Petition arises from the order dated 23^rd July, 2024 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Principal Bench (hereinafter being referred to as the ‘High Court’), in Criminal N D E at E e T : U 20 K 2 H 6. A 0 J 2 U .2 R 7 IA Writ Petition No. 3149 of 2022, whereby the High Court

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