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Bombay High Court

PURSHOTTAM LILARAM KHANCHANDANIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Decided
Disposal
Disposed Off

Holding

The Court ordered that the investigation be transferred to Crime Branch Unit 3, Kalyan, placed the transfer order on record, and directed supervisory monitoring by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Thane.

Summary

Petitioner Purshottam Lilaram Khanchandani filed a writ petition challenging the handling of Crime No. 600 of 2025 registered at Vithalwadi Police Station. The petitioner sought direction for the investigation to be transferred to a specialized unit. The Court, after hearing on 11 September 2026, considered the submission of the Additional Public Prosecutor that the investigation had been transferred to Crime Branch Unit 3, Kalyan, and that Officer Ajit Shinde would lead it. An office order dated 17 September 2026 confirming the transfer was placed on record. The Court directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Thane to monitor and supervise the ongoing investigation and disposed of the petition accordingly.

Issues considered

  • What direction, if any, should the Court give regarding the transfer and supervision of the investigation of Crime No. 600 of 2025?

Subjects

  • criminal investigation
  • transfer of investigation
  • writ petition
  • police supervision
  • Crime Branch

Judgment

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                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

                                             CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                                              WRIT PETITION NO. 6266 OF 2025


                     Purshottam Lilaram Khanchandani                         … Petitioner

                                V/s.

                     State of Maharashtra & Anr.                             … Respondents



                     Mr. Purshotam Khanchandani Petitioner-in-person, present a/w Adv. Monish
                     Bhatia, Adv. Minal Chandnani, Adv. Mohit Jagiasi and Adv. Rajesh Ranglani
                     for the Petitioner.
                     Mr. S. V. Gavand, APP, for the Respondent-State.
                     Mr. Ajit Shinde, PI, Kalyan Crime Branch, Thane City, present.

        Digitally
        signed by
        ASHWINI
ASHWINI PRASAD
PRASAD NARHIRE
                                                          CORAM :      A. S. GADKARI AND
NARHIRE Date:
        2026.09.29
        12:43:38
                                                                       KAMAL KHATA, JJ.
        +0530
                                                             DATE :    22nd September, 2026

                     P.C.:-

                     1)                In view of the deliberation in Court on earlier occasion i.e. 11th

                     September 2026, the learned APP on instructions from Dr. Panjabrao Ugale,

                     Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Thane city submits that, the

                     investigation of the present Crime No.600 of 2025 registered with

                     Vithalwadi Police Station has been transferred to Crime Branch Unit 3,

                     Kalyan. That, the further investigation of present crime will be conducted

                     by Mr. Ajit Shinde, Incharge Police Officer, Crime Branch Unit 3, Kalyan. He


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tendered across the bar an Office Order dated 17 th September, 2026,

indicating the same. The said Office Order is taken on record.

2)            In view of the above, grievance of the Petitioner presently

stands redressed and the prayers in the Petition are worked out.

3)            We request Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch,

Thane to monitor and supervise the investigation of the present crime being

conducted by the Incharge Police Officer, Crime Branch, Kalyan.

4)            Petition is disposed off in the aforesaid terms.



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




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