10 wp 3491-25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3491 OF 2025 Krishna Sayajirao Patil .. Petitioner Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. Ajinkya Patil a/w Shivraj Patil for the Petitioner. Mr.. A. A. Naik, APP for the Respondent-State. CORAM: RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, JJ. DATE: 7th JULY, 2025 P. C. 1. After hearing the matter, the learned APP submits that the concerned trawler is in the possession of Ajinkyatara Sugar Factory at Satara. The Police Authorities tried several times to impress upon the management of the Sugar Factory to give them an access to the trowler for the purposes of investigation, but, the management has consistently refused. Laxmi 1 LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Digitally signed by LAXMI SUBHASH SONTAKKE Date: 2025.07.10 12:30:05 +0530 10 wp 3491-25.odt 2. The learned APP submits on instructions that now they intend to enter the factory by following the due procedure prescribed in law and seize the trawler. If the Sugar Factory does not cooperate, the relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, would be invoked to deal with the offence of destruction of evidence or causing disappearance of evidence. He further submits that a charge-sheet would be formalized and filed in the Court on or before 10th August 2025. 3. By recording the above statements, this Petition is disposed off. 4. In the event the Petitioner is aggrieved by any further cause of action, he would be at liberty to avail of a remedy as is permissible in law. [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.] Laxmi 2