Amar Sadhuram Mulchandani vs Directorate Of Enforcement Througth … on 23 January, 2024


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Bombay High Court

Amar Sadhuram Mulchandani vs Directorate Of Enforcement Througth … on 23 January, 2024

Author: N.R. Borkar

Bench: Anuja Prabhudessai, N.R. Borkar

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     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                 CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 612 OF 2023

 Amar S. Mulchandani                           ...Petitioner
      Versus
 Directorate of Enforcement
 through Its Deputy Director & Ors.            ...Respondents
                              WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 305 OF 2024
                              AND
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 2466 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO. 612 OF 2023

                               ALONG WITH
                      WRIT PETITION NO. 646 OF 2023

 Vinay V. Aranha                               ...Petitioner
      Versus
 The State of Maharashtra & Anr.               ...Respondents
                             WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1749 OF 2023
                              AND
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1748 OF 2023
                              AND
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1747 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO. 646 OF 2023

                                ALONG WITH
                       WRIT PETITION NO.731 OF 2023

 Sagar M. Suryawanshi                                      ...Petitioner
      Versus
 Directorate of Enforcement & Ors.                         ...Respondents

                                   WITH
                    INTERIM APPLICATION NO.917 OF 2023
                                   AND

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                  INTERIM APPLICATION NO.918 OF 2023
                                 AND
              INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 15945 OF 2023
                                   IN
                     WRIT PETITION NO. 731 OF 2023

                                ALONG WITH
                       WRIT PETITION NO.690 OF 2023

 Sadhana M. Mulchandani & Anr.                ...Petitioners
      Versus
 Directorate of Enforcement & Ors.            ...Respondents
                             WITH
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.2330 OF 2023
                              AND
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1118 OF 2023
                              AND
            INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1120 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO.690 OF 2023

                                ALONG WITH
                       WRIT PETITION NO.711 OF 2023

 Ashok S. Mulchandani & Ors.                  ...Petitioners
      Versus
 Directorate of Enforcement & Ors.            ...Respondents
                             WITH
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1117 OF 2023
                              AND
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1122 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO.711 OF 2023

                                ALONG WITH
                       WRIT PETITION NO.746 OF 2023

 Sheetal K. Tejwani                                       ...Petitioner
      Versus
 The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                          ...Respondents

                                  WITH

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                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1755 OF 2023
                                   AND
                   INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1753 OF 2023
                                     IN
                       WRIT PETITION NO.746 OF 2023

                               ALONG WITH
                     WRIT PETITION NO. 1030 OF 2023

 Girish K. Tejwani                         ...Petitioner
       Versus
 The State of Maharashtra & Anr.                  ...Respondents
                              WITH
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1751 OF 2023
                              AND
              INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1750 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO. 1030 OF 2023

                                ALONG WITH
                       WRIT PETITION NO.961 OF 2023

 Rajesh P. Sawant                             ...Petitioner
      Versus
 Directorate of Enforcement & Ors.            ...Respondents
                             WITH
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1754 OF 2023
                              AND
             INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1752 OF 2023
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO.961 OF 2023


 Senior Advocate Mr. Ravi Kadam a/w Mr. Karan Kadam, Mr. S. R.
 Phanse & S. S. Bedekar for the Petitioner in WP 612/690/711 of
 2023.
 Mr. Sanjeev Kadam a/w Mr. Shantanu Phanse for the Petitioner
 in WP/961/2023.
 Mr. Ajay Bhise a/w Deepali Kedar, Sagar Kursija for the
 Petitioner in WP/731/2023, WP/746/2023 and WP/1030/2023.
 Mr. Shekhar Mane for the Petitioner in WP/646/2023.
 Mr. H. S. Venegaonkar for Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 (ED).

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 Mr. Mahesh Vaswani a/w Shreya Tiwari a/w Lakshita Fatnani i/b
 Dharini Nagda for Respondent No. 5 in IA/305/2024 in
 WP/612/2023.
 Mr. Vivek Muglikar, ACP, Crime-I, Pimpri-Chinchwad.
 Mr. Kadir Deshmukh, API, Vimantal Police Station, Pune.
                                 .........
                  CORAM :      SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI &
                               N.R. BORKAR, JJ.
                  DATED :      23 JANUARY 2024

 P.C. :-
         Heard.

2. The report received from the Assistant Commissioner

of Police, Crime-I, Pimpri-Chinchwad indicates that the

news report annexed to the praecipe was not published in

the news paper ‘Rajdharm’. The statement of Chetan Mane

and Nikhil Mane are annexed to the report. The report as

well as the statements of publisher and editor indicate

that news report annexed was false and fabricated.

3. Mr. Vaswani, learned counsel for respondent No. 5

states that he had found the said news report near the

outer door of his house and that he had forwarded the

same to Advocate Zoheb Merchant.

4. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Crime-I,

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Pimpri-Chinchwad to inquire into the matter and verify the

source of the said newspaper report, which is stated to be

false and fabricated and to submit the report within four

weeks.

5. Stand over to 24 January 2024 for orders on issue of

contempt.

6. Parties to act on authenticated copy of this order.

Digitally
signed by
MANGALTAI
MANGALTAI JAYWANT
JAYWANT JADHAV
JADHAV Date:

2024.01.23
19:25:22
(N.R. BORKAR, J.) (SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, J.)
+0530

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