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MUMBAI: Bombay HC dismissed Satara further sessions justice Dhananjay Nikam, and Palghar civilian justice (senior division) Irfan Shaikh for superior misconduct.Shaikh, during his stint arsenic further main metropolitan magistrate astatine Ballard Pier court, was progressive successful a road accident successful 2022. Shaikh told TOI implicit telephone that the allegations were baseless.
“I volition situation my dismissal successful court,” helium said.Police registered an FIR nether Prevention of Corruption Act, and BNS provisions against Nikam and 2 others for allegedly demanding Rs 5 lakh bribe from a pistillate for releasing connected bail her father, who was successful judicial custody successful a cheating case.Nikam moved HC for anticipatory bail. HC, portion denying him pre-arrest bail, said, “We person perused the probe papers and, the alleged speech betwixt Nikam and the complainant. There is simply a capable incriminating worldly against the applicant to link him with the transgression successful question.”“This behaviour of the applicant, prima facie, corroborates prosecution case. Considering wide facts and circumstances, I americium not inclined to merchandise the applicant connected anticipatory bail,” said justice NR Borkar successful his March 17 order.
