Bombay HC Denies Bail as Disproportionate Assets Allegedly Exceeded Known Income by 1152%

Hanumant Jagannath Nazirkar Vs State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) The applicant, a Deputy Director of Town Planning, Amaravati, sought bail in two criminal cases. The first case (Crime No. 736 of 2020) was registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for offences under Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 109 of the IPC, based on allegations that he had amassed assets worth ₹82.38 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income during the period from 23 January 1986 to 18 June 2020. The second case (Crime No. 644 of 2020) was registered fo...