.{1}. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.366 OF 2008 Shri.Rajan Lakule. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and 2 Ors. ..Respondents. .. Mr.A.V.Anturkar, Adv. with Mr.S.B.Deshmukh, Adv. for the Petitioner. Smt.V.R.Bhosale, APP, for the Respondent No.1-State. Mr.S.Jha, Adv. with Mr.Manoj Gorkela, Adv. for the Respondent No.3. .. CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND CORAM : S.B.MHASE AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2008. DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2008. DATED : FEBRUARY 27, 2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- 1. Heard. 2. Complaint being I & R No.46 of 2006 is pending before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 8th Court at Esplanade, Mumbai. In this case, the Magistrate has directed to conduct an enquiry and the enquiry report has been submitted to the Court on 21st April, 2007. Thereafter no progress has taken place because, we are told at bar that, the Court of .{2}. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 8th Court is vacant. The charge of the said Court for urgent matters is with Court No.23 of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Esplanade, Mumbai. 3. The grievance of the petitioner can be redressed if the directions are given to the 23rd Metropolitan Magistrate Court to hear and dispose of the complaint being I & R No.46 of 2006 expeditiously within a stipulated period, considering the enquiry report. The learned APP has no objection for giving such directions. Even the original applicant, who is respondent No.3 herein, has no objection for following this course. Therefore, we direct the Metropolitan Magistrate, 23rd Court, Esplanade, Mumbai, in-charge of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 8th Court at Esplanade, Mumbai to dispose of Complaint being I & R No.46 of 2006 on its own merit after considering the enquiry report. Hearing opportunity should be given to the petitioner and the respondent No.3 and also the APP in the matter, if any. We direct that within a period of six weeks, appropriate orders may be passed in the said case after hearing the parties. The .{3}. parties are present before us. We direct both the parties, especially the petitioner and the respondent No.3, to remain present before the 23rd Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Esplanade, Mumbai on 10th March, 2008. The concerned Advocates shall intimate the above date to their parties and see that they are present before the Metropolitan Magistrate. The Metropolitan Magistrate thereafter, after taking into consideration the convenience of the parties, fix-up the date and dispose of the matter as directed above within a period of six weeks. 4. With the above directions, Writ Petition is disposed of. [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.] [S.B.MHASE,J.]