An application was filed in 2018 by the previous special public prosecutor (SPP) Dhiraj Mirajkar under Section 319 of the CrPC to add four police officers as accused in the case. After his transfer, Pradeep Gharat was appointed as SPP recently and he sought withdrawal of the plea, which was allowed by the trial court last year.
Decision by Sessions Court comes a month after new Special PP sought to withdraw his predecessor Dhiraj Mirajkar’s plea to include the policemen as accused; senior counsel Mihir Desai says they will appeal against the order