New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed shock at the failure of Pune Police to name Parth Pawar, son of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Sunetra Pawar, as an accused in the Mundhwa land deal case despite him holding a 99% stake in Ameida Enterprises LLP, which allegedly purchased a 40-acre government land parcel at a price substantially below its actual value.

A single-judge bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar raised the issue while considering the anticipatory bail plea of Pune tehsildar Suryakant Yewale, who has been booked in connection with the transaction.

The court questioned why police had named Digvijay Patil, who holds only a 1% stake in Ameida Enterprises, as an accused but had not arrayed Pawar, who ...