mumbai the bombay high court on monday restrained the police from filing a charge sheet against the director of an online campaign organiser who was booked last year after mumbai metro rail corporations managing director ashwini bhide was bombarded with thousands of calls and messages to save aarey the court heard a petition by avijit michael 34 of the organisation jhatkaa to quash an fir lodged by sanjay dani 67 on january 18 2018 avijit was booked under section 186 obstruction to public servant of ipc and sections 43 f blocking access to computernetwork and 66 computerrelated offences of the information technology act 2000in december 2017 aarey conservation group started a campaign on jhatkaas website airalertin to save aarey from being destroyed for the metro3 carshed and over 275 lakh citizens signed up the police alleged that several misleading messages were circulated on whatapp twitter and sms to ask bhide and the then cm devendra fadnavis to look for alternatives on may 7 2018 avijit was arrested and released on bailthe fir stated that messages came on bhides mobile phone and it became difficult for her to perform her official duties ms bhide switched off one number and calls started coming on another number and in this manner ms bhide was prevented from using her phones as her daily work and personal life were disturbed the complaint was filed it added but avijits petition said the fir was completely false and baseless and he had been booked without evidence and also bhides phone numbers are official and listed on government websites and there was no intention to harass or obstruct her worksenior advocate gayatri singh argued for him that it is not their case that vulgar obscene messages were sent or that she bhide was threatened the bench of justices ranjit more and makarand karnik noted that while the offence under ipc is noncognisable those under the it act are cognisable with a maximum punishment under section 66 of upto three yearsin their order the judges said in our prima facie view the allegation made in the fir falls short of making an offence under sections 43 f and 66 of the information technology act 2000issuing a notice to dani to reply on december 16 they said that until that date though investigation shall proceed no charge sheet shall be filed in the matter without prior approval of this court