Kamlakar Ratnakar Shenoy v. The State Of Maharashtra

Shridhar Sutar 54-APPLN-70-17.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 70 OF 2017 Kamlakar Ratnakar Shenoy ... Applicant

Versus

State of Maharashtra ... Respondent .....

Mr. Chaitanya Pendse, for applicant Mr. V. V. Gangurde, APP for respondent-State .....

CORAM:

SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV, J.

DATE :

5th APRIL, 2017 P.C.:

1.

Heard.

2.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard with the consent of the parties. Applicant is the original complainant in complaint C.C. No. 84/SW/2010 pending before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 5th Court, Bhoiwada, Dadar, Mumbai. It appears from the record that the complaint is filed in the year 2010. The court had called for report under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the same was received by the court on 25th June, 2013. The applicant had sought a relief seeking directions under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the same was rejected by an order dated 20th January, 2011. The complaint was therefore kept for verification. The verification statement is recorded on 22nd March, 2011. The Roznama shows that till today, the learned Magistrate has not passed any effective order.

Shridhar Sutar 54-APPLN-70-17.doc 3.

In view of the above, the learned Magistrate is hereby directed to pass an order in accordance with law on the basis of the allegations in the complaint and the verification statement, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of this order.

4.

Rule is made absolute in the above terms.

5.

Application stands disposed of.

(SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV, J.)