Sushil Prafulla Mankar v. The State Of Maharashtra And ANR

10. APPLN 150-2024.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 150 OF 2024 Sushil Prafulla Mankar .Applicant Vs.

The State of Maharashtra & anr.

.Respondents Mr. Hemant P. Ingle a/w. Mr. Prashant Goyal i/b. Mr. Pratik P. Ingle, Advocates, for the Applicant Mrs. Manisha R. Tidke, APP, for Respondent No. 1 - State Mr. Wesley Menezes a/w. Mr. Ayaan B., Advocates, for Respondent No. CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : 18.12.2024 P. C.

1.

The proceedings of which transfer is sought in the present Application were the subject matter of Cri. Writ Petition (St.) No. 2146 of 2024. By Order dated 07.05.2024, this Court (Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.) directed the said proceedings to be decided expeditiously on a request made by the parties for deciding them in a time bound programme. It was also observed in that order that arrears of maintenance was to be paid within a period of ten weeks from the date of the said Order, but I am informed across the bar by Mr. Menezes, learned Advocate for the Respondent No. 2 that a sum of Rs. 1,50,000/- is still outstanding. If that be the case then at this stage, Anand

10. APPLN 150-2024.doc the Application preferred by Applicant for transfer may not be countenanced by this Court which may be noted by parties. 2.

Considering the above facts and in the above circumstances, I do not propose to pass any Order at present, as I am not aware whether any extension has been granted to the learned Magistrate to complete the hearing in the D. V. proceedings also. Parties shall inform the Court about the next date of hearing and status of the matter. Thereafter, the present Application for transfer shall be heard and decided on its own merits.

3.

Stand over to 08.01.2025.

(MILIND N. JADHAV, J.) Anand