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IN

IN

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 945 OF 2005

WRIT PETITION NO. 945 OF 2005

WRIT PETITION NO. 945 OF 2005

ALONGWITH

ALONGWITH

ALONGWITH

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 3647 OF 2005

APPLICATION NO. 3647 OF 2005

APPLICATION NO. 3647 OF 2005

Vinod Soni and another

....... Petitioner.

versus

Union of India

..... Respondents.

.....

Mr. A.V. Anturkar i/b Mrs. Vinita V. Bakre-Shastry

for the petitioner.

Shri D.M.Salvi for Union of India.

Shri Uday P. Warunjikar with Ms. Varsha Deshpande and

Shaila Jadkar for intervenor.

Ms. P.H.Kantharia APP for the State.

.....

CORAM

CORAM

CORAM ; V.G.PALSHIKAR

; V.G.PALSHIKAR

; V.G.PALSHIKAR &&

&

V.C.

V.C.

V.C. DAGA, JJ.

DAGA, JJ.

DAGA, JJ.

DATED;

DATED;

DATED; 13TH JUNE,

13TH JUNE,

13TH JUNE, 2005

2005

2005

JUDGMENT.

JUDGMENT.

JUDGMENT. ( PER PALSHIKAR, J.);

( PER PALSHIKAR, J.);

( PER PALSHIKAR, J.);

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