IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2356 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2356 OF 2005 CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 2356 OF 2005 Shri Chetan Ashokkumar Patil ... Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra &Anr. ... Respondents Mr. Sandeep Kume, Advocate i/b. Mr. Umesh R.Mankapure, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. S.D.Shinde, APP, for the State. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & J.H.BHATIA, JJ. J.H.BHATIA, JJ. J.H.BHATIA, JJ. DATE : 23rd June, 2008. DATE : 23rd June, 2008. DATE : 23rd June, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Mr. Sandeep Kume, the learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. It appears that a private complaint which came to be registered as S.C.C. No.2054 of 2003 was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sangli, for the offence punishable under Section 509 of I.P.C. and the learned Magistrate passed an order for investigation under Sectioon 156(3) of Cr.P.C. Consequently, C.R.No.192 of 2003 came to be registered against the petitioner with the Vishrambag Police Station, Sangli. The petitioner prays for quashing of the said C.R. 3. In our opinion, the petitioner’s remedy would be to challenge the order passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Sangli, directing investigation under Section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. and hence the petition is disposed off with liberty to take appropriate alternative proceedings. (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.)