Shaikh Yunus Shaikh Sherula v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

2024:BHC-AUG:6115-DB 41.WP.515.24.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 515 OF 2024 Shaikh Yunus Shaikh Sherula ...

PETITIONER

VERSUS

1.

The State of Maharashtra through, Secretary, Home Department, Mantralay, Mumbai 2.

The Superintendent of Police Jalna.

3.

The Police Inspector, Police Station, Ghansawangi, Jalna ...

RESPONDENTS ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Solanke Krushna S. APP for Respondents: Mr. V.M. Jaware ...

CORAM

: MANGESH S. PATIL & SHAILESH P. BRAHME, JJ.

DATE : 18.03.2024 PER COURT:

The petitioner is seeking registration of a crime for the offence punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code after the concerned PSO merely registered a non-cognizable crime and even after a copy of the complaint was forwarded to the Superintendent of Police Jalna, nothing has transpired thereafter.

2.

We dispose of the writ petition by directing the Superintendent of Police, Jalna - respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision on the petitioners letter (Exhibit - C) dated 16.10.2023 delivered 1/2

41.WP.515.24.odt at his office on the even date, as is contemplated under Section 154(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as expeditiously as possible and, in any case within four weeks.

(SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) habeeb 2/2