In 1996 and 1998, cases of fraud and forgery were registered against Fadnavis, but the charges were not framed in both the cases.
Nagpur| Nagpur Police on Thursday summoned former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a case by a local court. Fadnavis is accused of concealing information about two criminal cases against him in an election affidavit.
An officer at Sadar Police Station said that summons has been given at Fadnavis’ house in Nagpur. Faced with the information, the matter gained momentum when the new ShivSena-led government in Maharashtra was sworn in. Fadnavis is an MLA from Nagpur.
The magistrate court had heard an application on November 1 seeking criminal proceedings against the BJP leader for allegedly not disclosing the information in his election affidavit. City lawyer Satish Uke had filed an application in the court demanding that criminal proceedings be initiated against Fadnavis.
Nagpur(Sadar)Police Inspector Mahesh Bansode: Nagpur (Sadar) police delivered to ex-Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, summons issued by a local court in connection with case wherein he is accused of concealing information about 2 criminal matters against him,in election affidavit pic.twitter.com/CatPyNWS17
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The Bombay High Court rejected Uke’s petition on an earlier order of the lower court. But the Supreme Court on October 1 directed the magistrate’s court to proceed with the application filed by Uke. On November 4, the magistrate’s court said that the matter would be treated as a criminal case and a notice would be issued.
Magistrate SD Mehta said, “Criminal proceedings are continuing against the accused (Fadnavis) for the offence under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951”. In 1996 and 1998, cases of fraud and forgery were registered against Fadnavis, but the charges were not framed in both the cases. Uke alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose this information in his election affidavits.
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