1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3783 OF 2011 Shri.Gajanan Mahadev Potdar & Ors. .. Petitioners V/s The Senior Inspector of Police, Police Station Atpadi & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.P.D.Pise for the petitioners. Mr.J.P.Yagnik, APP for the State. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR & R.G.KETKAR, JJ. DATE: 23rd December, 2011. P.C.: 1. Three reliefs have been claimed in this petition. The first relief is to direct the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 7 to take appropriate legal action against the Respondent Nos.4 & 5. The learned APP submits that the Respondent Nos.4 & 5 have been released on bail by the concerned Court. In that case, the local police cannot take responsibility, except making the Respondent Nos.4 & 5 to abide by the bail conditions. If there are any other issues against Respondent Nos.4 & 5, the petitioners are free to pursue the same in accordance with law. 2. As regards prayer clause (c), the petitioners pray for injunction 2 against Respondent Nos.4 & 5. This relief cannot be granted in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The petitioners are free to pursue the said relief against the Respondent Nos.4 & 5, in accordance with law. All questions in that regard are kept open. 3. The third relief is to issue direction to the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 7 to grant police protection to the petitioners. The petitioners are free to make representation to the Commissioner of Police, who in tern, in terms of this order, shall dispose of the said representation on its own merits, in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation and communicate the said decision to the petitioners within the same time. If the said decision is adverse to the petitioners, they will be free to challenge the same before the appropriate forum. All questions in that behalf are kept open. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (R.G.KETKAR, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)