cran602.03 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 602 OF 2003 1 Mahendra s/o Shivaji Nikam Age 32 years, Occ. Business, R/o. S.No. 31, Prabhat Housing Society, Dhankawadi, Pune 2 Mahesh s/o Kishan Motewar Age 35 years, Occ. Business, R/o. Hill-top Society, Krishnamai Society Survey No.3, Dhankawadi Pune 411 043 ...Applicants Versus 1 The State of Maharashtra (Copy to be served on the Public Prosecutor, High Court Bench at Aurangabad) (Through Police Station Vazirabad, Nanded) 2 Balaji s/o Kantiram Bhusewad Age 28 years, Occ. Student R/o. Chaitanya Nagar Irrigation Colony, Nanded ...Respondents ..... None for the applicants Smt. A.V. Gondhalekar, APP for respondent No.1 ..... CORAM : A.H. JOSHI AND A.M. THIPSAY, JJ. DATED : 8TH NOVEMBER, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER JOSHI, J.) :- 1 By this criminal application, the applicants have prayed for quashing of F.I.R. registered in crime No. 23 of 2003 at Vazirabad police station, Nanded for the cran602.03 -2- offences punishable under Sections 420, 504, 34 of I.P.C. and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978. 2 It seems from the record that while the application was admitted by this court by order dated 25.11.2003, no any interim order was passed. 3 In absence of interim order, the investigation was bound to proceed. Hearing of the application on merits would therefore be a academic consequence. We therefore dismiss the application. Rule discharged. *****