PANJIM: In a partial relief to one of the Davorlim land grabbing case accused, the High Court of Bombay at Goa directed the Margao Police against arresting the accused till June 12 after the investigating officer told the court that the accused would be required for two more days before arriving at a conclusion for his custodial interrogation.
PSI Sameer N Gaonkar, who is the Investigation Officer, requested the presence of the applicant before him for two more days i.e. on June 2 and 6, before coming to an inference whether his custodial interrogation is necessary or not.
Rajdeep Pundalik Kundaikar of Navelim had filed a criminal application (bail), stated that he had appeared before the investigating officer on May 30 and has rendered his cooperation, a fact which was not denied by the Additional Public Prosecutor and the investigating officer, who was also present in the Court.
A complaint regarding land grabbing case was initially lodged with the Special Investigation Team (SIT), but the complaint dated July 15, 2022, was returned by the SIT stating that the said
offence does not fall within the purview of organised land grabbing.
The complaint was then forwarded to the Margao police station and a case under Sections 406, 465, 468, 471 and 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered on May 8.
As per the statement made by the investigating officer and subject to the presence being ensured on the given dates, the High Court Judge, Justice Bharati Dangre ordered the police not to arrest the applicant till further court directives and posted the matter for next hearing on June 12.
Moosa Mohammed of Colmorod, Navelim had filed a complaint stating that Kundaikar and four others with their common tintention and with dishonest intentions.
