Bombay High Court
AJIT PARMARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court directs the trial court to dispose of the ‘C’ Summary Report by 28 February 2027, keeping the merits open.
Summary
The applicant, Ajit Parmar, filed an interim application seeking a court order directing the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate to hear and finally decide a ‘C’ Summary Report submitted by the Economic Offences Wing, along with related proceedings, within a specified time. The Single Judge had earlier directed the trial court to decide the report at the earliest, but the report remained pending. The applicant argued that despite the earlier order dated 1 August 2025, the report had not been disposed of. The High Court considered whether it could issue a specific deadline for disposal of the report. The Court disposed of the interim application, directing the trial court to dispose of the ‘C’ Summary Report filed in Misc. Case No. Misc/4704469/2023 on or before 28 February 2027, while expressly keeping the merits of the case open for future determination.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the trial court to dispose of the ‘C’ Summary Report within a specific time frame
- Whether interim relief can be granted to enforce compliance with the earlier order of the Single Judge
Subjects
- interim application
- summary report
- economic offences wing
- criminal procedure
- direction to trial court
- pending disposal
Judgment
15-IA-3159-2026.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Digitally INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3159 OF 2026
signed by
SONALI
SONALI MILIND IN
MILIND PATIL
PATIL Date: WRIT PETITION (ST) NO.20015 OF 2024
2026.09.17
18:40:23
+0530
Ajit Parmar …Applicant
Versus
The State of Maharashtra …Respondent
Ms. Nikita K. Dharamshi i/b. C. K. Legal, for the Applicant.
Mr. S. V. Walve, APP, for the Respondent-State.
Mr. Suroshe, PI, Pairavi Officer, GC-1, EOW, Mumbai, present.
CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.
DATED : 17th SEPTEMBER 2026
P. C.:
1. In this Interim Application the following relief is sought:
“b) This Hon’ble Court be pleased to direct the Ld.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 47th Court,
Esplanade, Mumbai to hear and finally decide the
C- Summary Report submitted by the Economic
Offences Wing together with the Protest Petition
and all connected proceedings in accordance with
law, within a period of four weeks, or within such
time as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and
proper;”
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2. This Writ Petition has already been disposed of by a learned
Single Judge by order dated 22 nd July 2025 and further order
dated 1st August 2025.
3. A learned Single Judge has directed the learned Trial Court
to take a decision on said Summary Report at the earliest.
4. Ms. Dharamshi, learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant
submits that although the order is dated 1 st August 2025, till date
the said ‘C’ Summary Report has not been disposed of.
5. Accordingly, the learned Trial Court is requested to dispose
of the said ‘C’ Summary Report filed in Misc. Case No.
Misc/4704469/2023 on or before 28th February 2027.
6. The Interim Application is disposed of.
7. It is clarified that the contentions on merits are expressly
kept open.
[MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]
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