1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2709 OF 2009 Monica Premkumar Bedi .. Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.. .. Respondents. Mr. Nitin Pradhan i/by Ms. Shubhada Khot for the petitioner. Mr. Mandar Goswami i/by Mr. A.S. Gadkari, APP., for respondent no. 1. CORAM : J. N. PATEL & A.A. SAYED, JJ DATE : 4TH DECEMBER, 2009. P.C. : The petitioner has filed this petition to issue direction to respondent no. 3 to direct the C.B.I.. to withdraw the direction contained in their letters seizing petitioner s account numbers (1) 019100063136, (2) ’ 019100064216, and Fixed Deposit Receipt numbers (1) 0194470055752, (2) 0194470109406, (3) 0194470109450, (4) 0194470109467 and (5) 0194470109563. Affidavit in reply has been filed by Pramod Kumar Manjhi, Addl. Superintendent of Police, CBI, STF, Mumbai wherein in paragraphs 13 and 14 it 2 is stated as under :- "13. That during the course of investigation CBI, STF Mumbai did not find evidence that the amounts lying in the said 7 bank accounts (5 FD Accounts and 2 Saving Accounts) with HDFC, Juhu, Mumbai in the names of Monica Pramkumar Bedi belonged to Abu Salem. CBI, ACB Hyderabad has also informed that during their investigation, they did not find evidence that the amounts deposited in the said accounts were illegally earned by Monica Premkumar Bedi. 14. That in view of the above facts & circumstance, it is submitted that CBI has no objection to the releasing the said 7 accounts of Monica Premkumar Bedi and her mother Shakuntala Devi." 2. In view of the no objection by C.B.I., for releasing the accounts of the petitioner, CBI shall inform the concerned Banks accordingly. No further directions are necessary. The petition is disposed of. ( J. N. Patel, J) (A.A. SAYED, J)