VIRENDRANATH B. TIWARI vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

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1/18 17-WP-2789-2010.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2010 1. Virendranath B. Tiwari, 46, Islam Building, 16A, 1st floor, Veer Nariman Road, Opp: Akbarally’s Fort, Mumbai-400 023 …Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra Through the Public Prosecutor, Bombay High Court 2. Chitra Shalunkhe 1B/1, Goodearth Society, Road no. 2, Sindhi Society, Chembur, Mumbai – 400 071 3. Commissioner of Police Crawford Market, Mumbai-400 001 4. Shri. Vilash Marathe, Asst. Police Commissioner Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai 5. Shri. Arjun Shankar Kengar Asst. Inspector of Police Azad Maidan Police Station, Mumbai 6. Senior Inspector of Police MRA Marg Police Station Mumbai ...Respondents Arjun 2/18 17-WP-2789-2010.doc Mr. Virendranath B. Tiwari, Petitioner – party in person. Mr. Rizwan Merchant a/w Ms. Uma Nemlekar, Mr. Saurabh Godbole i/b Mr. Sahil Mahajan, learned Advocates for the Respondent No. 2. Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent – State. CORAM : ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J. Reserved on : 4th March, 2026 Pronounced on: : 16th March, 2026 JUDGMENT : 1. This proceeding is recorded in accordance with the decision of this Court in Hema Suresh Ahuja & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Anr1 as the subject matter pertains to an offence under the SC/ST Act. 2. Heard Mr. Virendranath Tiwari, Petitioner in person, Mr. Sukanta Karmakar, learned APP for the Respondent – State, and Mr. Rizwan Merchant, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 2. 3. This Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, together with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is filed by the Petitioner to quash the FIR 1 (2024) SCC OnLine Bom 784 Arjun 3/18 17-WP-2789-2010.doc bearing No. 121 of 2010 registered at Azad Maid