Bombay High Court
NAVNEET RAGHUNATH KUMARversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition was disposed of as not pressed, based on the respondent’s statement that the investigation would be conducted expeditiously.
Summary
The petitioner filed a criminal writ petition seeking court directions to expedite the investigation of C.R.No.1474 of 2025 registered at Bandra police station. The respondent State argued that the accused is residing in the USA, making a swift investigation difficult, and that a Letter of Credit (LOC) is being initiated against the accused. The court acknowledged the genuine difficulty but recorded the respondent’s assurance that the investigating agency would take expeditious steps. Relying on this assurance, the petitioner chose not to press the petition further. Consequently, the court disposed of the petition as not pressed, without ordering any specific investigative timeline.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should issue directions for an expeditious investigation when the accused is abroad
Subjects
- criminal procedure
- investigation
- expeditious investigation
- jurisdiction
- petition not pressed
Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1418 OF 2026
Navneet Raghunath Kumar ..Petitioner
Versus
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents
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Mr. Kishore Rankawat a/w. Trushti Talekar i/b. Diamondwala& Co.
for Petitioner.
Mr. Ashish Satpute, APP for State/Respondent.
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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
DATE : 8 APRIL 2026
PC :
1. This is an application for directions to carry out the
investigation expeditiously in respect of the C.R.No.1474 of 2025
registered at Bandra police station.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned
APP.
3. Learned APP, on instructions, submitted that the accused
in this case is working in USA and, therefore, the investigation
could not be completed expeditiously. The investigating agency is
Digitally
signed by
VINOD
VINOD BHASKAR
BHASKAR GOKHALE
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in process of initiating LOC against the accused and, therefore, it is
taking some time.
4. The difficulty expressed by the investigating agency
appears to be genuine. However, learned APP, on instructions,
makes a further statement that the investigating agency shall take
expeditious steps in completing the investigation. The statement is
recorded.
5. Based on this statement, learned counsel for the
Petitioner does not press this petition, at this stage.
6. Considering the stand taken by both the sides, the
petition is disposed of as not pressed; based on the statement
made by the learned APP.
(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
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