Complainant in MSCB case seeks Bombay High Court intervention in second closure report

The special court designated for trial of criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs had in February this year issued notice to another complainant Surinder Mohan Arora seeking his reply on the closure report.

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On Tuesday, the plea was listed for hearing before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Manjusha A Deshpande.

A complainant in the alleged Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) scam case sought Bombay High Court’s intervention in the second closure report filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in January this year before a special court in the city.

The affidavit filed by complainant Manik Jadhav stated that second closure report specified that there is no criminal offence in the transactions allegedly linked to Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, his wife Sunetra Pawar and nephew Rohit Pawar, who is part of the Sharad Pawar-led faction, and others.

The special court designated for trial of criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs had in February this year issued notice to another complainant Surinder Mohan Arora seeking his reply on the closure report.

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The special court is yet to decide on the said report.

Jadhav claimed that a biased probe was conducted by EOW and same warranted HC monitored investigation.

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The affidavit was filed in a writ plea filed by Arora and Jadhav in 2021 seeking transfer of EOW probe to CBI after EOW had filed its first closure report in September, 2020.

Jadhav, in the affidavit filed on May 7, claimed that “it had become impossible that even the central agencies would act in a non-partisan manner and conduct impartial investigation in the matter” and HC monitored special investigation team (SIT) be formed.

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On Tuesday, the plea was listed for hearing before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Manjusha A Deshpande.

However, Justice Mohite-Dere recused herself from hearing the matter, which will now be heard by another bench in due course.

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