Bombay High Court
J RAMACHANDRANversusUNION OF INDIA
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The petition seeking to quash the LOC was dismissed and the petition was disposed of.
Summary
The petitioner, J. Ramachandran, filed a writ petition seeking the quashing of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him in a CBI case (BSFB Delhi Case No. RCBD12025E0005) at the request of UCO Bank. The petition also included an interim application. During the hearing, the Special Public Prosecutor for the CBI stated that the LOC had been issued by the CBI and was subsequently deleted, and this statement was recorded by the court. Following this admission, the petitioner's counsel chose not to press the petition further. Consequently, the court disposed of the writ petition. The interim application was also deemed not to survive and was disposed of accordingly.
Issues considered
- Whether the Look Out Circular issued against the petitioner can be quashed or set aside.
Subjects
- Look Out Circular
- quashing of order
- CBI
- interim application
- writ petition
- criminal appellate jurisdiction
- petition disposed
Judgment
Digitally
signed by
MEERA
MEERA MAHESH
MAHESH JADHAV
JADHAV Date:
2026.09.29
11:16:17
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 2824 OF 2026
WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 3385 OF 2026
J Ramachandran ...Petitioner
Versus
Union Of India & Ors. ...Respondents
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Mr. Ameet Naik a/w Ms Madhu Godadia a/w Mr. Vivek Dwivedi,
Mr. Aryan Garg, Mr. Virendra Vikram i/b Naik Naik & co. for
Petitioner/Applicant.
Ms Supriya Kak APP for State.
Mr. Kanhaiya Yadav h/f Mr. Neel Helekar for Respondent No.1.
Mr. Amit Munde, Special PP a/w Jai Vohra for Respondent No.2.
Mr. Ritesh Hegde a/w Mr. Amirth Purshothaman i/b Keeti K for
Respondent No.4.
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CORAM : SARANG V. KOTWAL &
RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, JJ.
DATE : 28th SEPTEMBER 2026.
PC :
1 The prayer in the petition is for quashing and/or setting
aside the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against the Petitioner in
in CBI BSFB Delhi Case No. RCBD12025E0005 at the instance of
Respondent No.4-UCO Bank.
Meera Jadhav
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2. Learned Special PP appearing for Respondent No.2 – CBI
on instructions makes a statement that the LOC was issued at the
instance of CBI and it is deleted. The statement is recorded and
accepted.
3. In view of this statement, Learned Counsel for the
Petitioner does not press the Petition.
4. Petition is disposed of.
5. In view of the disposal of the Petition, interim application
does not survive and accordingly stands disposed of.
(RANJITSINHA RAJA BHONSALE, J.) (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.)
Meera Jadhav
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