Overview
- Justice N J Jamadar delivered a split ruling on Friday, keeping Sheetal Tejwani in custody in the Khadak FIR while setting aside her Bavdhan and Pimpri arrests as unlawful.
- Her Khadak arrest ties to an alleged ₹300 crore sale of Mahar Watan land in Pune’s Mundhwa, and the court found the grounds of arrest were properly given and her claim of not understanding Marathi unsupported.
- The Bavdhan arrest failed because police transferred her custody between cases without properly communicating the grounds of arrest to her or a nominated person during that transfer.
- In the Pimpri Seva Vikas Co‑operative Bank case, the court held that investigators did not furnish the grounds in time, declared the arrest and remand orders illegal, and ordered release on a ₹50,000 bond with conditions.
- Investigators allege 272 purported holders sold about 41 acres in Mundhwa to Amadea Enterprises LLP for ₹300 crore through Tejwani as power of attorney, and a separate FIR alleges six bank loans with a ₹20.49 crore default, signaling both cases will face close procedural scrutiny going forward.