Maha Court rejects pre-arrest bail plea of Leader of Oppn in Council Pravin Darekar
Mumbai Mar 25 PTI A sessions court here on Friday rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by Pravin Darekar Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council in a case of alleged forgery and cheating Darekar a BJP leader is accused of forging documents to become a member of a labour society and subsequently contesting elections of the Mumbai District Co-Operative Society in the labour quota As per the First Information Report FIR he forged certain documents to become a member of the Pratigya Labour Cooperative Society The court while refusing Darekar pre-arrest bail on Friday noted that there was prima facie evidence against him and further probe was necessary The judge R N Rokade however extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Darekar earlier till March 29 so that he could file an appeal in the High Court The FIR under the charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC was registered following a complaint by Aam Aadmi Party leader Dhananjay Shinde Shinde alleged that Darekar contested the Mumbai District Co- Operative Societys election for the post of director under the labour category Darekar had served as president of the bank for several years As per the complaint in 1997 he registered himself as a labourer with the Pratidnya Labour Cooperative Society which enabled him to contest the bank elections under the labour category fraudulently PTI SP KRK KRK
Mumbai Mar 25 PTI A sessions court here on Friday rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by Pravin Darekar Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council in a case of alleged forgery and cheating Darekar a BJP leader is accused of forging documents to become a member of a labour society and subsequently contesting elections of the Mumbai District Co-Operative Society in the labour quota As per the First Information Report FIR he forged certain documents to become a member of the Pratigya Labour Cooperative Society The court while refusing Darekar pre-arrest bail on Friday noted that there was prima facie evidence against him and further probe was necessary The judge R N Rokade however extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Darekar earlier till March 29 so that he could file an appeal in the High Court The FIR under the charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC was registered following a complaint by Aam Aadmi Party leader Dhananjay Shinde Shinde alleged that Darekar contested the Mumbai District Co- Operative Societys election for the post of director under the labour category Darekar had served as president of the bank for several years As per the complaint in 1997 he registered himself as a labourer with the Pratidnya Labour Cooperative Society which enabled him to contest the bank elections under the labour category fraudulently PTI SP KRK KRK
