Mumbai, Dec 10: The Bombay High Court has refused to quash a First Information Report lodged against former Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader, and current Shiv Sena (UBT) member, Akhil Chitre, concerning the alleged assault of an advocate in December 2020.

Chitre was booked after the lawyer, Durgesh Gupta, secured court orders against the MNS and its workers, who had been demanding that Amazon use the Marathi language in its daily communications.

Court finds prima facie case established

A bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and R.R. Bhonsale concluded that the material on record established a “prima facie” case against Chitre. They stated, “Considering the FIR, the papers of investigation, statements and the injury certificate, it cannot be said that no case at all is made out against

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