The state government, however, argued that the high court had not indicated that the government would be bound to provide the documents to the CBI. Advocate Rafiq Dada, appearing for the state, said that the CBI should look into only those aspects of the case that relate to Deshmukh and his associates.
The bench directed Dada to share the list of documents that the government would be willing to provide for the purpose of the investigation.
A further hearing of the matter has been posted for 24 August.
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in March had alleged that Anil Deshmukh had been involved in corruption, meddling in the police force’s functioning and manipulating transfers and postings in the state, among other charges. The former top cop had demanded a CBI investigation into his allegations.
In his letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Param Bir Singh had stated that Deshmukh had held meetings in February 2021 with junior police officers, including Sachin…