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Mumbai Court quashes order to frame charges against Chetan Mehta and two others in Lilavati Hospital Black Magic Case

Mumbai, Oct 31 (UNI ) The Mumbai Sessions Court has set aside a magistrate's order directing the framing of charges against Chetan Mehta and two others in a case filed by the trustees of Lilavati Hospital under the Maharashtra Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act.
The case pertains to allegations surrounding the burial of eight earthen pots containing rice, ash and hair, which were reportedly discovered amid a dispute involving the trustees of the prominent Mumbai-based hospital.Following the alleged discovery, the hospital trustees approached the authorities, leading to the initiation of proceedings against the three accused under the anti-superstition legislation.
The magistrate subsequently passed an order directing the process of framing charges against the accused. Challenging the order, Mehta and the two others approached the Mumbai Sessions Court, seeking its intervention.
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