MUMBAI: While quashing by mutual consent two 2010 criminal proceedings, the Bombay high court has directed eight persons to take part in the clean-up campaign of Versova beach conducted by environmental activist and lawyer Afroz Shah "on every second and fourth Sundays for six months."
Justice Prasanna Varale and S M Modak allowed two 2021 petitions in respect of two FIRs filed in a dispute between four college students. The first FIR registered on April 24, 2010, at Charkop police station was by Ajay (name changed). He was introduced to one Meena by a common friend. Both went to movies, pubs, hookah parlour and Meena paid each time. They were joined by Ajay's cousin and another friend. Meena had given Ajay Rs 35,000 to keep. On April 23, 2010 Ajay was called to the friend's house where Meena's parents and two maternal uncles allegedly detained him, forced him to return Rs 50,000 and threatened to have him killed. Meena's kin were booked for wrongful confinement, extortion and criminal intimidation but later granted bail. Police then filed a chargesheet before the Borivli magistrate.
