Krishna Sakharam @ Sitaram Patil And ANR. v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS,

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.3784 OF 2021 Krishna Sakharam @ Sitaram Patil and another .... Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and others .... Respondents ....

Mr. Sandeep Mishra, Advocate i/b. Abdullah Katlariwala, for the Petitioners.

Mr. J.P. Yagnik, APP for the Respondents-State. ....

CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR AND SARANG V. KOTWAL, JJ.

DATE : 20 OCTOBER 2021 P.C.

Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned APP for the State.

2.

Perused the communication issued by the Tahsildar and Agriculture Lands Tribunal, Thane dated 24 December 2020. The Tahsildar has opined that either the Petitioners can approach the by PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE Date:

2021.10.21 10:47:17 +0530 higher authority under the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands PRADIPKUMAR PRAKASHRAO DESHMANE Act or take recourse to criminal law on their own. The response of the 1 / 2

21.wp3784-21.odt Tahsildar is correct. The Petitioners can either approach the higher authority under the Tenancy Act or set the criminal law in motion on their own if so advised.

3.

Therefore, it is not necessary to interfere in the writ jurisdiction. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. (SARANG V. KOTWAL, J.) (NITIN JAMDAR, J.) Deshmane (PS) 2 / 2