State Of Maharashtra - Daund Police Station vs Arabaj Mubarak Shaikh — 990/2020

The Judicial Magistrate First Class in Daund discharged accused Arbaj Shaikh and stopped criminal proceedings under Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code, citing six years of complete stagnation since 2020. The court found no legal impediment to halt proceedings given the prosecution's failure to secure the accused's presence and advance the case involving charges under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and Indian Penal Code sections 188 and 269. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.