NAZIM MOHAMMED YUSUF SHAIKH AND ANR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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23-WP-4853-2024.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4853 OF 2024 1. Nazim Mohammed Yusuf Shaikh Age : 46 Years, Occupation : Dargah Caretaker, Residing at : 3, Ibrahim Building, Loonat Manzil, 4th Floor, Room No.34, 3rd Bora Street, Bhendi Bazaar, Mandvi, Mumbai : 400003. 2. Mohammed Farookh Abdul Shakoor Motorwala Age : 56 Years, Occupation : Dargah Caretaker, 10, Patka Manzil, 3rd Floor, Room No.50, S.V.P. Road, Near Shama Perfumes, Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai : 400003. ...Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Office of the Public Prosecutor, PWD Building, Bombay High Court, Fort, Mumbai : 400 001. 2. Senior Police Inspector / Investigation Officer Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mumbai 6th Floor, Sir Pockhanwala Road, Worli Police Camp, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra : 400030. 3. Anil Vasant Sardal 32/New Naigaon Police Officers Quarters, 2/14, Opposite Police Hospital, G.D.Ambedkar Road, Naigaon, Mumbai : 400 012. ...Respondents ***** Mr.Mahesh Vaswani a/w Ms.Shreya Tiwari i/b. Ms.Dharini Nagda – Advocates for Petitioners. Smt.M.H.Mhatre – APP for Respondents – State. Mr.Patankar (ACP) – ACB Mumbai. Mr.Nivate (HC) – ACB Mumbai. Digitally SEEMA signed by SEEMA KSHITIJ ***** KSHITIJ YELKAR Date: YELKAR 2025.02.28 Satish Sangar 1 of 12 19:14:38 +0530 23-WP-4853-2024.odt CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL & S.M.MODAK, JJ. DATE : 25th FEBRUARY 2025 JUDGMENT (PER SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) 1. This is a Petition for quashing of the F.I.R. dated 4 th May 2012 registered vide C.R. No.11 of 2012 under Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) at Anti- Corruption Bureau, Mumbai by one Anil Sardal resulting in A.C.B. Special Case No.60 of 2013 pending before the Special Court for A.C.B., Sessions Court at Grea