R/SCR.A/3483/2024 ORDER DATED: 10/07/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (DIRECTION) NO. 3483 of 2024 ========================================================== DEEPIKA MOHANLAL MEGHWANI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR RJ GOSWAMI(1102) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4,6 MS VRUNDA SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 REFUSED SERVED (N)(10) for the Respondent(s) No. 5 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 10/07/2025 ORAL ORDER By way of present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for the direction to the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to form SIT to conduct the investigation agresh in connection with FIR being CR No.7/2023 registered with ACB Police Station, Vadodara City lodged by the petitioner. Learned APP tenders the report dated 10.07.2025 submitted by Mr. A.N. Prajapati, Police Inspector, ACB Police Station, Vadodara City which is taken on record. Perusing the report dated 10.07.2025 it appears that the allegations made by the petitioner are thoroughly investigated and looked into. Learned APP has pointed out that though the petitioner has been summoned five times to join the investigation, the petitioner has failed to turn up to join the investigation and has not provided any material however, it is kept open to collect evidence to establish the chain of evidence in connection with the allegation made by the R/SCR.A/3483/2024 ORDER DATED: 10/07/2025 petitioner. Even, further investigation under Section 173(8) of the CrPC is going on and further it is assured that if in future any evidence is collected or made available against the proposed accused then, after getting the permisison from the competent Court, the investigating agency will proceed further with the matter and at present further investigation is going on. Considering the aforesaid fact, at this stage, no case is made out to issue any direction in exercise of powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as this Court is prima facie satisfied with the report submitted by the Police Inspector, ACB Police Station, Vadodara City. Hence, present petition is disposed of. If in future any evidence or material is collected and petitioner is aggrieved or dissatisfied with the further investigation then it is kept open for the petitioner to file appropriate proceeding if so advised. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. Notice is hereby discharged. (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR, J.) Ajay Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: AJAY CHANDRAN MENON(HC00939), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 10/07/2025 18:22:31