Mumbai Courts Deny Anticipatory Bail in Cheating and Property Forgery Cases

Mumbai courts have denied anticipatory bail to builders Shailesh Mistry and Naresh Barot in a Rs 2.18 crore cheating case involving a flat buyer, and to property dealer Sainath Mhatre in a Rs 50 crore Borivali land fraud case involving forged documents. The courts emphasized the need for custodial interrogation to trace the money trail and investigate alleged conspiracies. The accused parties argued the matters were civil disputes or denied involvement, but courts found prima facie evidence of cheating and forgery requiring further probe.