902 & 903-REVN-355-26 (operative) .doc S.S.Kilaje IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 355 OF 2026 Deepak Ambalal Shah … Applicant VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra … Respondent _________________________________________________________________ Mr. Bhavesh Parmar a/w. Mr. Aman Jhawar and Mr. Aqueel Patel, Advocate for Applicant. Mr. Balraj B. Kulkarni, APP for Respondent-State. Mr. Rajiv Patil, Senior Counsel a/w Mr. Saurab Ghag, Mr. Ojas Kochrekar, Ms. Nikita Chavan, Mr. Siddhant Raul, Sanghpriya Sarode, Monali Gadhave, for Respondent No.2. _________________________________________________________________ CORAM : SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J. DATE : 8th SEPTEMBER, 2026. P.C. : 1. For the reasons recorded separately, I pass following order. OPERATIVE ORDER i. The Revision Application is allowed and disposed of. ii. The impugned Judgment and order in Criminal Appeal No. 284 of 2024 is quashed and set aside. iii. The matter is remanded back to the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 20th Court, Mazgaon, Mumbai, for fresh hearing by giving opportunities to both the parties. iv. The applicant shall deposit 20% of cheque amount within SONALI SATISH KILAJE Digitally signed by SONALI SATISH KILAJE Date: 2026.09.09 17:38:08 +0530 902 & 903-REVN-355-26 (operative) .doc S.S.Kilaje one month after receipt of this order before the Appellate Court. v. The Appellate Court shall decide the pending appeal as early as possible, preferably within six months. vi. As this Court has quashed and set aside the order of Appellate Court the applicant shall be released on bail on furnishing cash bail of Rs.20,000/- and P.R.Bond. of same amount. vii. In view of disposal of Revision Application, all pending applications, if any, also disposed of. (SHIVKUMAR DIGE, J.)