Bombay High Court
SYED MUJAHED ALAM S/O SYED MUKHTAR ALAMversusSHRIMATI NIRMALA PARDESHI POLICE INSPECTOR CITY CHOWK POLICE STATION AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
- Bench
- Y G KHOBRAGADE
Holding
The contempt petition is disposed of as the respondent complied with the Judicial Magistrate’s order.
Summary
Syed Mujah ed Alam filed a contempt petition alleging that Police Inspector Nirmala Pardeshi failed to obey a Judicial Magistrate's order dated 28‑04‑2025 directing a reinvestigation of Crime No.240 of 2022 and the hand‑over of the case to another investigating officer. The respondent filed an affidavit on 03‑02‑2026 stating that the order had been complied with and that a supplementary charge‑sheet was filed on 29‑01‑2026 after the reinvestigation. The petitioner did not dispute the filing of the supplementary charge‑sheet. The Court held that the respondent had duly complied with the magistrate’s order, thereby purging the contempt petition, and ordered its disposal.
Issues considered
- Whether the respondent disobeyed the Judicial Magistrate's order dated 28‑04‑2025 to reinvestigate the offence and hand over the investigation.
- Whether the contempt petition should be dismissed on the ground of compliance with the order.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- compliance with judicial order
- reinvestigation
- charge‑sheet
- criminal procedure
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:5533
915-CP-818-2025.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
915 CONT. PETITION NO. 818 OF 2025
SYED MUJAHED ALAM S/O SYED MUKHTAR ALAM
VERSUS
SHRIMATI NIRMALA PARDESHI POLICE INSPECTOR CITY
CHOWK POLICE STATION AND ANOTHER
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Ms. Shaikh Nishat, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. V. M. Chate, AGP for the Respondent – State
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CORAM : Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.
DATE : February 06, 2026
PER COURT :-
1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the
learned AGP for the Respondent – State.
2. By the present petition, the petitioner prayed that
respondent No.1 be held guilty for disobeying the order dated
28.04.2025, passed the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class,
Aurangabad on below Exh.6 in R.C.C. No.1827 of 2023, whereby
the Police Inspector, City Chowk Police Station, was directed to
reinvestigate the crime and should hand over the investigation to
the another Investigating Officer.
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3. The respondent No.1 has filed additional affidavit on
03.02.2026 and stated that the order passed by the learned Judicial
Magistrate First Class on 28.04.2025, is duly complied and after
reinvestigation in the offence in Crime No.240 of 2022, the
supplementary charge-sheet has been filed on 29.01.2026.
4. The fact of filing a supplementary charge-sheet after
reinvestigation has not been denied by the petitioner; therefore, the
contempt petition stands purged, and the respondents have duly
complied with the order. Accordingly, the contempt petition is
disposed of.
[ Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J. ]
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