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October 29,2021.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 920 OF 2021

Prakash Shivchand Jakhete

.....Applicant

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra

.....Respondent

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Mr. S.V. Marwadi a/w. Ms. Priyanka Pathak, i/by. Mr. S.R.

Mithare, Advocate for the applicant.

Smt. S.V. Sonawane, APP for State.

Coram : Sandeep K. Shinde, J.

Friday, 29

th October, 2021.

P.C. :

1.

Heard.

2.

Applicant is accused in ECA Special Case No.02/2016,

pending in the Court of Special Judge, Greater Bombay. The

offence in this case was registered in the year 1996 under

Sections 3, 7, 8 and 10 of the Essential Commodities Act,

1955. Applicant’s application for discharge was rejected by

the learned Special Judge on 6

th June, 2019. On 6

th July, 2019

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applicant and his Advocate were absent. The learned Judge,

therefore issued notice to the sureties and directed non-

bailable warrant against the applicant-accused. It appears,

the applicant successfully evaded execution of warrant. The

learned Judge has noted this fact in his order dated 5^th

December, 2019. Therefore