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He was also allowed to undergo a surgery at a private hospital between October 12 and November 9. The court granted the second extension to enable the officer to collect documents pertaining to Mankar’s investments, seek cyber expert report and obtain sanction under 23 (2) of the MCOCA for filing a chargesheet.Mankar had formed private limited companies and nominated partners with several propritory concerns.The court observed: “Mankar, immediately after his arrest on August 1, was admitted at the Sassoon General Hospital till November 27. PUNE: The court of special judge A Mahatme on Thursday rejected the bail application of sitting corporator and former deputy mayor Deepak Mankar in a case of abetting real estate agent Jitendra Jagtap to commit suicide.Mankar had applied for a default bail after pointing out that the police had failed to file a chargesheet against him even after seeking an additional time of 45 days under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).On Monday, the investigation officer had filed a plea seeking a second 45-day extension to file a chargesheet against Mankar. Mankar had spent the major period of judicial custody in the hospitals and, therefore, the investigation officer could not get sufficient time to conduct investigations.”Earlier, Mankar’s lawyer had filed a plea for his release on bail on the grounds of default under Section 167 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, as the 45-day time granted earlier for filing chargesheet had lapsed on Wednesday.The court, however, held that the officer had applied for the second extension on December 10 — two days before the expiry of the first 45-day extension.The court then rejected the former deputy mayor’s bail plea..