- 1 - IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.80 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.80 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.80 OF 2008 Manish s/o Nandkumar Karnik ...Petitioner vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr.A.M.Saraogi for the petitioner Mr.Y.S.Shinde A.P.P. for State CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. A.S.OKA,J. DATE DATE DATE : JULY 31,2008 : JULY 31,2008 : JULY 31,2008 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. The challenge in this petition is to the show cause notice issued in a Chapter case. The petitioner can always file a reply and contest the matter. Therefore, this petition need not be entertained. However, looking to the allegations made in this petition, a limited protection deserves to be granted to the petitioner to enable him to challenge the order passed by the learned Special Executive Magistrate if the said order is adverse to him. 2. Hence, I pass the following order : i) If reply to the show cause notice is not filed till today, the same shall be filed within a period of four weeks from today. ii) If any adverse order is passed against the petitioner, - 2 - the same shall not be implemented for a period of two weeks from the date of passing order. iii) All contentions of the parties on merits are kept open. iv) Parties and the concerned court to act upon an authenticated copy of this order. JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE