HANUMANT JAGGANATH NAZIRKAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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2.WP-54.25 MODIFICED (J).DOCX PPN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY Digitally signed by PRACHI CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PRACHI PRANESH PRANESH NANDIWADEKAR NANDIWADEKAR Date: 2025.07.02 WRIT PETITION NO. 54 OF 2025 17:19:25 +0530 Hanumant Jagganath Nazirkar Age: 58 yrs, Occupation: Retired Residing at: K – H-26, Swapnashilp Housing Society, Kothrud Pune – 411 038 … Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra [Through PI of Baramati Taluka Police Station] … Respondent _____________________________________________________ Mr. Manoj Mohite, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Pranav Pokale, Mr. Priyanka Chavan, Mr. Aditya Bagal, & Mr. Chinmay Sawant for the Petitioner. Mr. S. V. Gavand, APP for the Respondent-State. ______________________________________________________ CORAM : M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ. RESERVED ON : 23 June 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 27 June 2025 Judgment (Jitendra Jain, J.):- 1. Rule. By consent and since pleadings are complete, same is taken for final hearing at the stage of admission itself. 2. This petition, under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), is filed for issuing writ of Habeas Corpus to declare the arrest of the Petitioner in C.R. No.128/2023, registered with Baramati Taluka Police Station, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Page 1 of 25 2.WP-54.25 MODIFICED (J).DOCX Code, 1860 (IPC) to be illegal. The Petitioner in the present petition has also challenged the remand orders dated 27 October 2024 and 2 November 2024. Brief facts:- (i) On 5 March 2023, a complaint was lodged against the Petitioner, his wife and other persons alleging cheating, forgery, and dishonestly obtaining an amount of Rs.3,37,30,000/-. The Anticipatory Bail Applicat