923-appln-465-24 W iast-3405-25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.465 OF 2024 Suresh N. Rughani …Applicant V/s. Kirti V. Rughani & Ors. ...Respondents. WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO. 3405 OF 2025 ………….. Mr. Suresh Rughani, the Applicant in person is present. Mr. Vishal V. Rankhambe a/w. Ms Aparna V. Rankhame, Mr.Chaitanya M. Bagul and Adv. Afsar Ansari for the Respondent No.1-Kirti. Mr. S.R. Agarkar, APP for the Respondent/State. PSI Sandeep B. Kamble, Bhoiwada Police Station is present. ………….. CORAM : N.R. BORKAR, J. DATE : 27.02.2026. P.C. : 1. By this application under Section 447 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant seeks transfer of the case filed by the respondent No.1 under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, which is at present pending in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate 27th Court, Mulund, Mumbai to any other Court of competent jurisdiction except the Court in District Mumbai and Thane. 2. I have heard the applicant in person, the learned counsel for respondent No.1 and perused the application. Dinesh S. Sherla 1/2 923-appln-465-24 W iast-3405-25.odt 3. The allegations of bias against the concerned Court are vague. In that view of the matter, I am not inclined to entertain the present application. Hence, the Application is rejected. 4. Pending Interim Application stands disposed of. [N.R.BORKAR, J.] Dinesh S. Sherla 2/2