Overview
- Justice Madhav Jamdar, hearing accused Sheetal Tejwani’s bail matter, asked why Parth Pawar was not being probed and whether police were protecting him.
- Tejwani withdrew her High Court anticipatory-bail plea after the bench signalled disinclination, while she faces a second FIR from Bavdhan and remains in EOW custody until December 11 in the Khadak case.
- Reports and courtroom accounts conflict on whether Parth Pawar is named in the FIR, yet the bench questioned his omission or the limited focus of the investigation.
- The deal under scrutiny involves 40 acres in Mundhwa sold to Amadea Enterprises LLP for about Rs 300 crore, with an IGR-led committee indicting Digvijay Patil, Tejwani and a sub-registrar over alleged sale of Mahar Watan land and stamp-duty irregularities.
- The public prosecutor said the probe is ongoing and action will follow the law, as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis vowed no protection and opposition figures and an activist demanded an FIR against Parth Pawar and political accountability.