The Bombay High Court (HC) on Friday quashed an FIR and subsequent legal proceedings against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, accused of violating the model code of conduct before the 2010 civic polls.
A division Bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Sharmila Deshmukh allowed the 2014 petition filed by the MNS head against the FIR registered under Section 188 (disobedience to order by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for violation of the notice.
According to FIR, Mr. Thackeray visited Kalyan and Dombivali area, on the outskirts of Mumbai, for campaigning which was to be completed by September 29, 2010, as per a circular of the State Election Commission (SEC).
