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 APPLICATION NO. 4023 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4023 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4023 OF 2005 Niranjanprasad M.Gupta & anr. ... Applicants. Versus. Kanu Manilal Thakkar. ... Respondent. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4024 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO.4024 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO.4024 OF 2005 Niranjanprasad M.Gupta & anr. ... Applicants. Versus. Kanu Manilal Thakkar. ... Respondent. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4033 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4033 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4033 OF 2005 Pravin Haridas Kantaria. ... Applicant. versus. Kanu Manilal Thakkar. ... Respondent. CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4036 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4036 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4036 OF 2005 Pravin Haridas Kantaria. ... Applicant. Versus. Kanu Manilal Thakkar. ... Respondent. AND AND AND CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4091 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4091 OF 2005 APPLICATION NO. 4091 OF 2005 Nilesh Haridas Kantaria. ... Applicant. Versus. Kanu Manilal Thakkar. ... Respondent. Shri Filji Fredrick for the Applicants in all the Applications. Shri R.K.Bharuka for the Respondent in all the Applications. Ms.Rajashree Gadhvi for the State. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. : ABHAY S. OKA, J. : ABHAY S. OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : 14th July, 2005. : 14th July, 2005. : 14th July, 2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: : 2 : 2 : 2 : 1. Rule. The Respondents waive service. Taken up forthwith for hearing. 2. These Applications are for transfer of Criminal Cases filed by the Respondent against the Applicants in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Nashik. The learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent states that similar cases filed by the Respondent against the Applicants are pending in the Court of the Metropolitan Magistrate, 31st Court at Vikhroli, Mumbai and therefore, he has no objection if all the cases which are subject matter of these Applications are transferred to the said Court. The learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant has no objection for adopting the said course as suggested by the learned Counsel for the Respondent. Accordingly the following order is passed: (i) The Applications are allowed. Criminal Cases which are referred to in prayer clause (a) of the above Applications are transferred to the Court of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, 31st Court, Vikhroli, Mumbai. (ii) The Parties are directed to appear before the said Court to which the cases are : 3 : 3 : 3 : transferred on 22nd August 2005 at 11.00 a.m. (iii) The parties and the concerned courts to act on an authenticated copy of this order. Judge. Judge. Judge.