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Panaji: Contempt Petition Against HC in Rane Case
- Sun, May 03 2009 03:40:52 PM
Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network -Panaji
Panaji, May 3: Goa bench of bombay high court on Monday will hear the contempt petition filed by a social activist against police inspector for having tried to close the first information report registered against state’s health minister vishwajeet Rane.
Goa’s noted social activist Aires Rodrigues has filed contempt petition against Old Goa police station incharge Gurudas Gawade for trying to close FIR registered against the health minister.
The health minister is accused of threatening to kill Rodrigues.
The High Court has already issued notice to Police Inspector Mr. Gurudas Gawade.
Rodrigues has prayed that action be taken against Old Goa Police Inspector Gurudas Gawade for contempt of Court and that he be punished in accordance with law.
On 23rd September 2008, on instructions of Police Inspector Mr. Gurudas Gawade who was present in Court a statement was made by the Public Prosecutor Mrs. Winnie Coutinho before the High Court that a charge sheet would be filed against Mr. Vishwajit Rane by the Old Goa Police.
Rodrigues has in his contempt petition stated that Mr. Gawade in flagrant disobedience of the solemn statement recorded, instead of filing the charge sheet, tried to close the case against the Health Minister.
Rodrigues has submitted that Gawade had committed deliberate contempt of Court by disobeying and failing to abide by the solemn statement made and recorded by the High Court.