ABHISHEK RAJNIKANT SHETH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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Priya Soparkar 1 wp 4590-24 with iast 23447-24-cr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4590 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST.) NO.23447 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO.4590 OF 2024 Mr. Prasad Rajnikant Sheth residing at, Flat No.3, 1st Floor, 247, Amrut Towers, Telang Road, Behind Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai – 400019. … Petitioner Vs. 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Public Prosecutor 2. Economic Offences Wing-Unit-IV Through the Investigating Officer 3. Mr. Abhishek Rajnikant Sheth Residing at, Plot No.104, Flat No. 202, 2nd Floor, Rajniketan, Hindu Colony, 4th Lane, Dadar (E), Mumbai 400014. … Respondents --- Mr. Hrushikesh Mundargi with Mr. Pushkraj Deshpande i/by M/s ALMT Legal, Advocates for the Petitioner. Digitally signed by PRIYA PRIYA RAJESH SOPARKAR RAJESH Date: SOPARKAR 2025.06.09 17:15:52 +0530 Priya Soparkar 2 wp 4590-24 with iast 23447-24-cr Mr. Yogesh Dabke, Addl. P.P. for the Respondent No.1/State. Mr. Satish Muley with Mr. Mosin Naik and Mr. Zhoaib Sayyed, Advocates for the Respondent No.3. --- CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J. RESERVED ON : 12th MARCH, 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 9th JUNE, 2025. JUDGMENT : 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. 2. This petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (“the Code”), assails the legality, propriety and correctness of an order dated 5 th July, 2023 passed by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Esplanade Mumbai whereby an application preferred by the Petitioner to defreeze his account bearing No.1572669960 maintained with Central Bank of India, Dadar T.T. Branch, Mumbai came to be rejected. 3. The background facts leading to the petition can be stated in brief as under :- 3.1