PARMANAND DASHRATH NIKUMBH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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903-WP-2742-2006.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2742 OF 2006 Parmanand Dashrath Nikumbh, ) An Indian Inhabitant of Mumbai, ) SHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE Aged about 53 years, occupation ) Digitally signed by SHARADA RANGNATH WAHULE Date: 2026.04.08 20:09:56 +0530 Service, residing at Camp No.4, ) Barrack No.1291/04, O.T. Section, ) Ulhasnagar, District Thane. ) … Petitioner V/s. 1. State Of Maharashtra, through ) Chief Secretary for Government ) Of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, ) Mumbai-400 032. ) 2. Director General of Anti ) Corruption Bureau, constituted ) By Government of Maharashtra, ) Through their Mumbai Unit, having ) Their office on the first floor of ) Madhu Industrial Estate, Pandurang ) Budhkar Marg, Lower Parel, ) Mumbai-40013. ) 3. Himmat Fulchand Chauhan, ) (Deceased) An Indian Inhabitant of Mumbai, ) Age adult, occupation Not known, ) Residing at 4/314. M.H.B. Colony, ) Tata Power House, Borivali East, ) Mumbai-400 066. ... Respondents 1 Sharada 903-WP-2742-2006.doc ------ Mr. Shobhit Shukla i/b Adv. A. R. Pande, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. Pallavi Dabholkar, APP for the Respondent-State. ------- CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. DATED : 27th MARCH 2026 ORAL JUDGMENT :- 1. Heard Mr. Shobhit Shukla, learned Advocate for the Petitioner and Ms. Pallavi Dabholkar, learned APP for Respondent No. 1-State. 2. Mr. Shobhit Shukla, learned Advocate for the Petitioner, states that Respondent No.2 was the Complainant. He submits that the Respondent passed away on 1st February 2022. He submits that, upon his demise, no rights would devolve to his legal representatives therefore, he submits that there is no need to substitute any legal representative of Respondent No.2. He seeks leave to delete Respondent No.2. He m