PARMANAND DASHRATH NIKUMBH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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 ) 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. M