1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 101 OF 2010 Khaza Mohammad Issaq Tade, through his G.P.A. Holder Suleman Bandu Tade .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri S. M. Godsay, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. B. Choudhari, Addl.G.P. for the Respondents No. 1 to 3. Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for the Respondents No. 4, 5 and 11. The Respondents No. 6 to 10 served. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND A. V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 23RD APRIL, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : . Heard. 2. The petitioner apprehends danger to his life in the facts of the case which he brought on record, therefore application was preferred with the concerned police station for giving police 2 protection. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents Shri Hon submits that the parties are litigating in Civil Court and before the revenue authorities proceedings are pending in the light of the same. The petitioner shall not utilize the police protection in respect of issue of ownership and possession of the subject land. 4. Considering the submissions advanced, we direct the concerned police authorities to consider the application of the petitioner in respect of his request for providing police protection to protect his person on its own merits. The police authorities shall dispose of the said application and communicate its decision to the petitioner. If necessary, the authorities may hear the petitioner. 5. In case the police authorities allow application of petitioner by granting police protection to the petitioner, the petitioner shall not utilize the police protection for entering the subject land. Leanred Additional Government Pleader Shri Choudhari submits that in case the application filed by the petitioner for police protection is to be granted, the same would be at the cost 3 of the petitioner. We express no opinion on the merits of the issues which are being litigated by the parties before the Civil Court and revenue authorities. The criminal writ petition is disposed of. Authenticated copy be supplied to Shri Choudhari, learned Additional Government Pleader. [ A. V. POTDAR, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/April 10