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Bombay High Court bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and N R Borkar is hearing a plea filed by Marathi actress Ketaki Chitale seeking to quash the FIRs lodged against her for her post on NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

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Advocates for some complainants, who have lodged the FIR against the actress appear before the bench.

J Jamdar seeks to know their response on whether the petitions seeking to quash all 21 FIRs could be clubbed.

Adv: Your lordships may decide that.

Public Prosecutor Aruna Pai for State submits that the Supreme Court in Amish Devgan's case has held that the initial FIR could be considered and rest other FIRs can be taken as section 164 statements.

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The bench proposes to pass orders.
J Jamdar: We will pass an order first in the petition of Nikhil Bhamre, who is facing 6 FIRs for his post against Sharad Pawar.

Order: Let all FIRs be transferred to Nauapda Police Station in Thane district.

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J Jamdar: Let the 5 other FIRs against Bhamre be considered as statements under section 164 of CrPC.

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Bench records in order that PP Aruna Pai seeks times to file reply in the matter.

Similar orders passed in plea filed by Ketaki Chitale, wherein all 22 FIRs have been transferred to Kalwa police station.

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Bench also rejects the application filed by complainants seeking to cancel the bail granted to both Ketaki Chitale and Nikhil Bhamre.

State given time to reply to the petitions seeking quashing of FIR.

The duo have also sought compensation for alleged illegal arrest.