Bombay High Court

RAM SINGH SETIAversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided: 29 September 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is not maintainable and is dismissed.

Summary

Ram Singh Setia filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a direction to the Special Judge handling PMLA Special Case No. 102267 of 2023. The High Court examined whether such a petition is maintainable in the criminal appellate jurisdiction. The Court held that a writ petition directing a criminal court in a pending PMLA case is not maintainable. Consequently, the petition was dismissed. The judgment was delivered by Justices A.S. Gadkari and Kamal Khata.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a direction to a Special Judge in a PMLA case is maintainable

Legislation cited

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Subjects

Article 226
writ petition
maintainability
PMLA
High Court

Judgment

TRUPTI
SADANAND
BAMNE
Digitally signed by
TRUPTI SADANAND
BAMNE
Date: 2026.10.05
10:21:25 +0530



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                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                              CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                               WRIT PETITION NO. 4639 OF 2026

                      Ram Singh Setia                                              … Petitioner

                               V/s.

                      State of Maharashtra & Anr.                                  … Respondents



                      Mr. Murtaza Najmi a/w. Ms. Farida Najmi, Mr. Kunal Kanungo, Ms. Nancy
                      Kanungo and Ms. Rupa Shaw i/b. Mr. Atishay Jain for the Petitioner.

                      Mrs. P.P.Shinde, APP, for the Respondent.



                                                           CORAM :   A. S. GADKARI AND
                                                                     KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
                                                              DATE : 29th September, 2026

                      P.C.:-

                      1)                By this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

                      the Petitioner is seeking a direction to the judicial authority, i.e., learned

                      Special Judge seized of PMLA Special Case No. 102267 of 2023. According

                      to us, such a Petition is not maintainable.



                      2)                Petition is accordingly dismissed.


                                     (KAMAL KHATA, J.)                   (A.S. GADKARI, J.)




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