( 1 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 939 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1582 OF 2024 GANESH SUBHASH GHADGE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ….. Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Ajinkya Kale h/f. Talekar And Associates APP for Respondents/State : Mr. S.M. Ganachari ….. CORAM : Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, J. DATE : 14.02.2025 P.C.:- 1. Heard at length the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. By the present Appeal under Sec. 12 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 read with Sec. 482 of the Cr.P.C., the present Petitioner challenges the order dated 08.01.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge, Kopargoan below Exh.8, Exh.124 and Exh.199 in MCOC Case No.4/2021, whereby the learned Special Court declined to grant custody of the valuable Articles described at sr.nos. (i) to (iv) in Para 29 and sr.nos.(i) to (iv) in Para no.30. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner canvassed that, 2025:BHC-AUG:4812-DB ( 2 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 on 19.08.2018 at around 7.45 p.m., approximately 13 to 14 unidentified persons armed with dangerous weapons, wooden sticks, iron road and pistol entered into his Jewelry Shop and committed dacoity and looted valuable articles. Therefore, on 20.09.2018 on the report lodged by one Akshay Thorat Crime No.107/2018 was registered with Kopargaon Police Station against the unknown accused for the offences punishable under Section 395, 396, 397, 120-B, 75, 412, 414 of the I.P.C., and u/sec. 3/25, 7 and 4/25 of the Arms Act. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner canvassed that during the course of investigation, the Investigation Officer arrested the dacoits and seized various articles from them under the seizure panchanama dated 14.09.2018. Thereafter, the Petitioner has filed Exh.8, an application under Section 457 of the Cr.P.C., and prayed for the custody of articles on supratnama during the course of trial, which are as under: TkIr eqnnseky TkIr eqnnsekykps o.kZu v-ua- fdaer 1 1]20]000 @& : fdaerhps lksU;kps QWUlh fjaXkk] euh] cqxM;k] dkukrhy lk[kG;k eaxGlw= okV;k o brj fdjdksG dkM;k 20 xzWe 980 eh- yh- otukps 2 1]33]704&00 :- fda- ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ pSu 02 ux R;koj LJS916 vls ekdZ vlysys ¼2½ feuhxaBu 01 ux R;koj LJS916 vls ekdZ vlysys ¼3½ lk[kG;k tksM 2 ux ¼4½ iku 1 ux ¼5½ Mksjy 01 ux R;koj TTV vls ekdZ vlysys ¼6½ VkWIl 2 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj SBS vls ekdZ vlysys- ¼7½ ckGh 04 ux vls ¼,dw.k 49 xzWe 520 fe-yh- otukps½ ( 3 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 3 1]19]718@& : fda ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ xaBu 01 ux R;koj baxzthr 916 vls fyfgysys - ¼2½ dkukps pSu 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj baxzthr SBG vls fyfgysys ¼3½ Mksjys 2 ux R;koj baxzthr SB vls fyfgysys ¼4½ b;jfjax 04 ux R;kiSdh 2 uxkoj SBS vls fyfgysys ¼5½ dkukrhy VkWIl 6 ux R;kiSdh 2 uxkoj baxzthr SBS o ,dk uxkoj baxzthr A vls fyfgysys- ¼,dw.k 44 xzWe 340 fe-yh- otukps½ 4 60]939-00 : fda- ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ pSu 01 ux R;koj baxzthr SB916 vls fyfgysys ¼2½ VkWIl 2 ux R;kiSdh 01 uxkoj SBS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼3½ Mksjys 1 ux R;koj baxzthr SBS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼4½ QWUlh VkWIl 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj TTV vls ekdZ vlysys vls ¼,dw.k 22 xzWe 570 fe-yh- otukps½ 5 87]291-00 : fda- ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ pSu 01 ux R;koj 916 vls fyfgysys ¼2½ dkukrhy VkWIl 04 R;koj SBS vls baxzthr fyfgysyss ¼3½ dkukrhy VkWIl 4 ux ¼4½ y{eh TosylZ ¼laxeusjdj izks izk-½ ?kkMxs ca/kw esu jksM dksGisokMh rk- dksijxko vls yscy vlysyk ,d nkfxus Bso.;kpk Vsª foVdjh jaxkpk tq-ok- ¼,dw.k 32 xzWe 330 fe-yh- otukps½ 6 57]348-00 :-fda- ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ dkupSu 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dkoj TTV vls fyfgysys ¼2½ VkWIl 06 ux R;kiSdh 2 uxkoj TTV o ,dk uxkoj SBS vls fyfgysys ¼3½ iku 02 ux ¼4½ ckGh 4 ux vls vls ¼,dw.k 21 xzWe 240 otukps½ 7 53]757-00 : fda ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ dkGs euh vlysyh iksr 01 ux rhpsoj 916 vls fyfgysys- ¼2½ dkukrhy VkWIl 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj SBS vls baxzthr fyfgysys ¼3½ dkukrhy VkWIl 02 ux vls ¼,dw.k 19 xzWe 910 eh-yh- otukps½ 8 99]441-00 : fda- ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ QWUlh VkWIl 22 ux R;kiSdh 06 uxkaoj TTV o 06 uxkaoj TTV o 02 uxkaoj SBS vls fyfgysys- ¼2½ VkWIl 2 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj L* vls fyfgysys ¼3½ Mksjys 2 ux ;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj SBS vls fyfgysys vls ¼ ,dw.k 38 xzWe 830 eh-yh- otukps ½ 9 25]22]000-00 : fda ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s 861-66 xzWe lksU;kps nkfxus o yxM 851 xzWe pkanhps nkfxus o yxM] v{k; lqjs”k fcjkjs ;kapsdMwu tIr dsys- 10 13]47]320-00 : fda ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s 438-97 lksU;kps nkfxus o yxM 2 fdyks 191 xzWe otukph pkanhph foV vls jkgqy v”kkksd fcjkjs ;kapsdMwu tIr dsys- 11 93]054-00 : fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ dku pSu 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dkoj TTV vls ekdZ vlysys ] ¼2½ VkWIl 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj SBS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼3½ feuhxaBu 02 ux R;koj LJS916 vls ekdZ vlysys ¼4½ fiG;kph vaxBh 01 ux R;koj LJS ekdZ vlysys- vls ¼,dw.k 34 xzWe 130 eh-yh- otukps½ ( 4 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 12 98]289-00 : fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ ,vjhax 04 ux R;kiSdh 2 uxkaoj SBS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼2½ feuhxaBu 01 ux R;koj LJS916 vls ekdZ vlysys] ¼3½ pSu 1 ux R;koj LJS916 vls ekdZ vlysys ¼4½ dku pSu 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkoj TTV vls ekdZ vlysys ¼5½ vaxBh 01 ux R;koj LJS ekdZ vlysys vls ¼ ,dw.k 36 xzWe 070 eh-yh- otukps ½ 13 56]079-00 :-fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼01½ dku pSu 04 ux R;kiSdh ,dkoj SBG o ,dk uxkaoj TTV vls ekdZ vlysys] ¼2½ cksjya 01 ux R;koj SBK vls ekdZ vlysys ¼3½ lk[kyh 02 ux] ¼4½ VkWIl 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkaoj SBS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼5½ vkseiku 01 ux ¼6½ ind 02 ux R;kiSdh ,dk uxkaoj SB vls ekdZ vlysys- vls ¼,dw.k 20 xzWe 770 eh-yh- otukps ½ 14 4]50]000-00 : fda-ps lksU;kph yxM 150 xzWe otukph 15 40]082-00 :-fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ pSu 01 ux R;koj LJS vls ekdZ vlysys ¼2½ vaxBh 01 ux R;koj TTV LJS ekdZ vlysys] vls ¼,dw.k 13 xzWe 150 eh-yh- otukps½ 16 18]361-00 :-fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ Mksjys 01 ux R;koj LJS ekdZ vlysys] ¼2½ dku pSu 02 ux] R;kiSdh ,dkoj TTV o ,dk uxkaoj LJS vls ekdZ vlysys vls ¼,dw.k 6 xzWe 020 eh-yh- otukps½ 17 39]500-00 :-fda-ps lksU;kps nkfxus R;ke/;s ¼1½ dkukrys VkWIl 14 ux R;kiSdh 01 uxkaoj S, 01 uxkaoj TTV 15] 01 uxkaoj TTV ,01 uxkaoj SBS 01 uxkaoj RCT 2 vls ekdZ] ¼2½ ysMht vaxBh 01 ux R;koj H vls ekdZ vls ¼ ,dw.k 15 xzWe 610 eh-yh- otukps ½ 5. It is further canvassed that, on 08.01.2024, the learned Special Court passed the impugned order and granted custody of gold and silver ornaments except the items described in paragraph nos.29 and 30, which are as under: (i) ignot weighing 425 grams (ii) ignot weighing 21.850 grams (iii) ignot weighing 63.120 grams (iv) Two silver ignots weighing 240 grams ( 5 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 And the property described in para no.30 is as under: (i) gold ingot weighing 48.530 grams (ii) ignot weighing 70.600 grams (iii) ignot weighing 42.700 gms (iv) silver brick weighing 2 kg. 191 grams 6. The learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner canvassed that, while drawing the seizure panchanama, the Investigating Officer prepared the list of seized articles which are described in item nos.(i) to (iv) in para no.29 of the impugned order. And item nos.(i) to (iv) in para no.30 of the impugned order and said articles are described at sr.no.10, 11, 12, 14 and sr.no.11, 12, 13, 14 of the Seizure Panchanama. However, the learned trial Court declined to grant custody of these articles because of other Goldsmith i.e. Pravin Shah and Mahesh Mayur have also claimed ownership of the same looted articles from their shop. 7. Needless to say that, the present Petitioner has not produced the copy of list of the articles which were looted from his shop and allegedly supplied to the Investigating Officer soon after committing the dacoity. Since, other Goldsmith (Jewelers) claimed about ownership of the same articles which the Petitioner has claimed for custody, therefore, the learned trial Court declined to grant the custody of said articles described at sr.nos.(i) to (iv) in para no.29 and sr.nos.(i) to (iv) in para no.30 of the impugned order. ( 6 ) 939 cri wp 1582.24 Therefore, I do not find that, the impugned order suffers from any illegality and no case is prima facie made out to interfere with the said findings. Therefore, the petition is dismissed. [Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, J.] mub