Anil Deshmukh QUASHING OF PORTIONS OF FIR

Advocate Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil today agreed to withdraw her complaint against Bombay High Court Judge for allegedly “ridiculing” her earlier in the Court for filing a plea seeking a CBI probe against Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh and former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh.

The statement was made by Patil before the bench led by Justice(s) Nitin Jamdar & Justice SS Shinde while hearing a plea filed by Maharashtra Government seeking to quash portions of FIR filed by the CBI against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

In the course of hearing today, Patil urged the bench to implead her as a party in the said case as she was the original complainant upon whose plea the CBI investigation was ordered by the Court.

Patil further alleged that a complaint was filed before the Chief Justice’s bench for allegedly “ridiculing” her in the Court and questioning her locus on the earlier occasion.

Justice Shinde expressed regret for having made the remarks against Patil.

While Patil continued making allegations, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said “ don’t take advantage of the Court’s magnanimity”.

Patil replied “I don’t have to learn from you”.

When the Court agreed to list her applications for hearing, Patil agreed to withdraw her complaint to the Chief Justice.

Earlier the bench of Justices S S Shinde and Manish Pitale while hearing a plea filed by Patil seeking a direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any other independent agency to probe into the allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh said “prima facie we are of opinion that such petitions are filed for cheap popularity. It is unacceptable."

The bench noted that Patil's plea was merely a reproduction of conversations between Anil Deshmukh and Param Bir Singh.

"You are a doctorate of law. Please show us some original pleading in your petition. You have only reproduced conversations between the former Commissioner and Home Minister. You are only extracting paragraphs after paragraphs”, the court said.

The Court further questioning the locus of the petitioner said “what is your locus? What is your reason for setting the wheels of criminal law in motion? And what is your contribution in the plea?"  

Patil’s plea will now be heard on June 10, 2021.