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Narcotics Bureau Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede appraches Mumbai High Court on apprehension that Mumbai Police may arrest him.

The matter is being argued before Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice SV Kotwal

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Wankhede counsel: No consent has been taken from the State. If Mumbai Police arrest me today, which is my apprehension, milords will not wait till the State flouts my rights.

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Wankhede: Milords may protect my rights. I am only a director not a peddler

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#SameerWankhede: I am saying giving to CBI or NIA. Going into teeth of law under Section 17A cannot be done.

There is a Bar on investigation itself under Police Act. There is no allegation against central agency.

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Public Prosecutor: There was an application made before Special court. This fact is not revealed in the petition and neither the order is annexed. Petitioner was represented by Advocate

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PP: We have four complaints against Wankhede. The enquiry is headed an ACP. We have just started enquiry.

This petition is filed at a premature stage. This complaints which we received is against private individual also.

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PP: As of today Mumbai Police has not registered any FiR against NCB officer.

Why has he not challenged the sessions court order.

We have just started an enquiry.

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Sameer Wankhede's plea before Bombay High Court - direct that all or any FIR filed or proposed to be filed against Sameer Wankhede for extortion or corruption be investigated by NIA or CBI and not Maharashtra Govt

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Court: What about 17A

PP: Today there is nothing, what is the apprehension. We are conducting enquiry against #KiranGosavi. We don’t know what will be revealed from this enquiry.

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Court: We still need something against 17A

PP: They mentioned at 12 noon and gave me petition then and there. Let me apply my mind

Court: Some matters things have to move fast

Pp: Milords may keep it tomorrow.

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Court: every matter cannot be heard like this. We will place before vacation bench on Monday or Tuesday. Now either you make statement of no coercive action or we will pass an order.

PP is taking instructions

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PP: We have not registered any FiR against him. The 17A will come into picture only if FiR is registered against PCA.

Court: What is the sequitur? Does this translate into a statement of no coercive action?

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PP: after instructions may I say this, as far as petition is concerned, wrt to PC Act, we will give notice of 72 hours if we are registering an offence under Prevention of Corruption act

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Court: Why are you limiting to PC Act ? You will file a case under IPC and then arrest.

If you make this statement based on that we will dispose this off.

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Court: PP assures 3 working days notice will be given before arrest by Mumbai Police. Writ petition is disposed off. Needless to state we have not commented on merits of case.

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[BREAKING] 3-days notice will be given to Sameer Wankhede before arrest: Mumbai Police to Bombay High Court

report by @Neha_Jozie

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