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ITEM NO.31 COURT NO.16 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 7126/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28-08-2024 in CRLWP No. 5302/2021 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay]
BABUSHA VITTHAL DAREKAR & ORS. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR. Respondent(s)
IA No. 49432/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 49429/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 49431/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. Date : 20-02-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mahendra Kawchale, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Yeshwant Kulkarni, AOR For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. Delay condoned.
2. Mr. Mahendra Kawchale, the learned counsel for the
petitioner submits that mere filing of a chargesheet would not
foreclose the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear and
dispose the petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC.
3. Though the learned counsel is right on that aspect, on
fa...